TONY EASTLEY: Later this morning the Murray Darling Basin Authority will release another draft plan as the $10 billion river reform inches ever closer.
The plan is expected to slash the amount of groundwater that can be extracted by farmers and miners.
It's not the final plan - the Environment Minister Tony Burke can still make changes to it before he presents the report to Parliament.
Conor Duffy is the ABC's environment reporter.
Conor good morning. How is it that we're now seeing another of these draft plans?
CONOR DUFFY: Well many people in the bush Tony are wondering exactly the same thing. They're wondering how after five years the authority could still be working on the draft.
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The plan is expected to slash the amount of groundwater that can be extracted by farmers and miners.
It's not the final plan - the Environment Minister Tony Burke can still make changes to it before he presents the report to Parliament.
Conor Duffy is the ABC's environment reporter.
Conor good morning. How is it that we're now seeing another of these draft plans?
CONOR DUFFY: Well many people in the bush Tony are wondering exactly the same thing. They're wondering how after five years the authority could still be working on the draft.
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