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Western NSW pipeline helps to 'drought-proof' farms, offering year-round water security

A western New South Wales water efficiency project has achieved water savings of more than 80 per cent by swapping open channels for pipelines, but not everyone is rushing to copy its success. 

Gunbar Water, north of Hay, covers an area of about 300,000 hectares and delivers stock and domestic water to graziers through close to 700 kilometres of pipelines.

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