Prominent Tasmanian water scientist says taxpayers deserve assurances new irrigation scheme won’t endanger River Derwent
A prominent Tasmanian water scientist says taxpayers deserve assurances a major new irrigation scheme won't put the River Derwent at river at risk. The $300 million Greater South East Irrigation Scheme will pump billions of litres of water from the River Derwent to farming areas near Hobart from 2030. But the founder of the Derwent Estuary Program says the most recent research into the effects of taking more water from the river in summer cautioned against the idea.