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The Canberra Times
The Canberra Times
National
Alex Crowe

Prosecution over alleged illegal Murrumbidgee pumping under way

The Murrumbidgee River all but dried out near Tharwa during the 2019-2020 drought. Picture by Dion Georgopoulos

Irrigators from the Snowy-Monaro region have been accused of water licence breaches following an investigation into illegal pumping during a period of intense drought.

The irrigators are alleged to have illegally taken water from a low-flowing Murrumbidgee River throughout November and December in 2019.

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