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Environment misses out as rivers dry up
5 Sep 2008
A record low of just 3450 gigalitres flowed into the Murray Darling system in the two years to the 1st of September. Just 275 gigalitres flowed into the system in August, less than one fifth of the long term average of 1550 gigalitres. The bureau of meteorology said the last seven years had been the second driest since the early 1900''s. The bureau said the rest of the year would bring drier conditions but not an El Nino effect. The Murray Darling Basin Committee said there was 30 bids competing for just one gigalitre available for environmental purposes.
The Weekly Times, 05/09/2008
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