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AUSTRALIAN SCIENTISTS DRAFT PLAN TO SAVE NATION'S RIVERS.
CANBERRA, Aug 1 Asia Pulse - Australians could pay more for their food, while cities would cut their use of water by a quarter, under plans revealed today to save the nation's rivers.
The Wentworth Group of scientists, in their blueprint for water reform, said trusts should be set up to buy water from irrigators in the name of the environment.
And consumers would be able to choose their food based on how much water it uses under a proposed labelling system.
The group, which includes former Australian environmentalist of the year Peter Cullen, South Australian museum director Tim Flannery, and the chief of CSIRO Land and Water John Williams, has won support from the governments with its call for water reform.
Its plan comes ahead of a Council of Australian Governments (CoAG) meeting on August 29 that is likely to lead to the creation of water property rights, giving water the same legal protection as land.
The Wentworth Group said in its plan that Australia could not continue to use water as it has done for the past century.
"Australia desperately needs a national effort to restore and protect our fresh water resources," the group said.
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Source: HighBeam Research, AUSTRALIAN SCIENTISTS DRAFT PLAN TO SAVE NATION'S RIVERS.