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1. Can we save the Murray Darling?

   It is an outcome of the Water Act of 2007, set as law the principle that human water use must remain ... lose 32-43% of their water. Farmers have criticised the plan for underestimating the loss of jobs and ... devaluation of property prices due to the proposed water cuts and banks moving to call in loans. The NSW ...

2. Agriculture and climate change

   overgrazing, anaerobic (airless) conditions like compaction and water-logging, and the use of synthetic ... degradation. Furthermore, water cycles are disrupted. Ground water resources are being used faster than they ... need for water at a time when rainfall is decreasing and becoming erratic. Biodiversity loss on farms, ...