Troubling glimpse of the future

In a situation where there is not enough water to go around, will the governing water bodies have to divide their essential resource between industries; allocating X amount to horticulture, X amount to dairying, and so on?

Along with such rationing; setting a fixed and realistic market price on temporary water, just as other water and drainage fees and charges are set, would enable farmers to, at least, do a budget.

It would also remove the greed and profiteering which is hindering the useful management tool of temporary water trading.

Chris Dwyer

Kyabram