An ongoing dispute over cuts to water allocations in WA's Ord Irrigation Scheme could still be months away from a resolution in the State Administrative Tribunal.
Around 30 local farmers attended the opening statements of the Ord water case at Kununurra courthouse.A dispute over cuts to water allocations in Western Australia's Ord Irrigation Scheme could still be months away from a resolution as parties argue whether evidence given in court by local farmers should be given preference over government bureaucrats based more than 3,000km away.
Irrigators say the water will be needed when various industries expand, including cotton and fodder, and decisions should not be based on a"use it or lose it" scenario The cuts to allocations were made by the department when it renewed the OIC's licence in 2015, stating irrigators had not been using enough of their water entitlement to justify the full allocation.
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