NSW faces pressure from the commonwealth and Victoria after a leaked scientific report found it had knowingly restricted flows to the Snowy River to a fraction of what is required, turning the river into a tepid chain of sediment- and algae-choked pools.
The damning report, from a committee commissioned reluctantly by NSW, reveals current flows are about 30 per cent of what was promised under an agreement to revive the river.
The water is instead being diverted to the Murray to produce power and irrigate crops.................
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,25019165-601,00.html
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