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national rural reporters Kath Sullivan and Clint Jasper 

NSW pleads for more time to meet Murray-Darling obligations ahead of water ministers meeting, election

NSW Water Minister Kevin Anderson says he'll ask other states' ministers to allow more time for NSW to meet its commitments under the Murray-Darling Basin plan. (ABC News: Nick Haggarty)

With fewer than 500 days until the Murray-Darling Basin plan's legislated deadline, the New South Wales Coalition government is campaigning for more time and funding to deliver what was promised. 

The $13 billion basin plan's deadline for water recovery is June next year but hundreds of gigalitres of water are yet to be recovered for the environment, and the Murray-Darling Basin Authority (MDBA) has warned the plan won't be completed on time.

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