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Report: Penny Marshall and Verica Jokic
Farmers in the midlands say they are devastated over a Federal Government decision not to release emergency water for irrigation.The state government had planned to release water from Lakes Sorell and Crescent to farmers in Bothwell. But the Federal Government has now stepped in blocking that decision on environmental grounds. It says any water release could threaten the endangered golden galaxias fish. Bothwell farmer,Tom Edgell, disagrees and says the Federal Government's decision will instead prove catastrophic for farmers and families in the region."The minister's decsion not to release water from Sorell into Crescent actually puts those fish at risk. The golden galaxia exist in far greater numbers in Lake Crescent and Lake Crescent is a smaller lake than Lake Sorell and has far less of the rainfall catchment... so by keeping those gates shut from Sorell into Crescent he is going to deny the rising water level which is the key part of triggering the spawning event for the golden galaxia.""For Bothwell it's the only source of water for the town... It's integral to this district."So what's the water situation in Bothwell?"Pretty desperate. We're in the middle of a catastrophic drought. There is no end in sight. Our last hope for water for this district is snuffed out."
In this report: Tom Edgell, Bothwell farmer
Farmers in the midlands say they are devastated over a Federal Government decision not to release emergency water for irrigation.The state government had planned to release water from Lakes Sorell and Crescent to farmers in Bothwell. But the Federal Government has now stepped in blocking that decision on environmental grounds. It says any water release could threaten the endangered golden galaxias fish. Bothwell farmer,Tom Edgell, disagrees and says the Federal Government's decision will instead prove catastrophic for farmers and families in the region."The minister's decsion not to release water from Sorell into Crescent actually puts those fish at risk. The golden galaxia exist in far greater numbers in Lake Crescent and Lake Crescent is a smaller lake than Lake Sorell and has far less of the rainfall catchment... so by keeping those gates shut from Sorell into Crescent he is going to deny the rising water level which is the key part of triggering the spawning event for the golden galaxia.""For Bothwell it's the only source of water for the town... It's integral to this district."So what's the water situation in Bothwell?"Pretty desperate. We're in the middle of a catastrophic drought. There is no end in sight. Our last hope for water for this district is snuffed out."
In this report: Tom Edgell, Bothwell farmer
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