The Darling River and its Problems
Posted by: weatherman
29th Nov 2010 07:45pm
The Government wants to empty lakes Caundilla and Menindee in New South Wales and direct water to be stored into an acquifer for use by the people of Broken Hill and other smaller towns dependant upon the river and its lakes. This will lead to the destruction of the native habitat that exists along the Darling River. We need the lakes as when they are full this water can be released to feed the river downstream and also flush the Murray and provide essential water for the Riverland. It also to alleviates South Australia's need for water in times of drought. The aquifer contains all types of minerals which will destroy the quality of the water and make it unuseable. Any feedback would be most welcome!
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Netequette
Start a petition, get a web presence, do media releases voicing your concerns and use social media to spread the word.
Anonymous
i do believe we should start a petition
Anonymous
you have had a lot more rain than usual this year, has it made any real difference to the river levels or water supply. jackney
Shay-Dee
Sounds like dangerous waters :(
Perhaps you should go to petitions.com and start one?
s
Yes I agree. They have to do something but not at the expense of other towns and the water quality.
ozziedigger
Weatherman,I am sympathetic to your concerns.I believe there is already a river system from Qld to the Murray,albeit mostly dry for some reason.Is it overuse by
humanity?I don`t know,i haven`t researched it,but what exactly is it that interrupts
the flow?Surely if the Murray had even 1/2 of the runoff from the Qld wet season,it would cure a lot of flora and fauna problems?
I appreciate" food for thought" and petitions are a start,but this is so important to
Australia and future populations and food supplies.
weatherman
Shay-Dee: We are seriously considering a petition to be handed out around the West Darling showing our concerns. To date the Darling River Action Group led by Barney Stevens has created quite considerable food for thought, so yes, I feel that the next step is the petition. This petitions.com is a very sensible idea. Thank you for your input it is appreciated!