Dam-ed if you do: crackdown on illicit water supplies Several fruit and vegetable growers have been accused of building unauthorised dams in the last year, as authorities use satellites to monitor changes on farms. AAP · Jan 22
Griffith irrigator Dean Salvestro fined over $156,000 in NSW Land and Environment Court over water offences Dean Troy Salvestro has been convicted of unlawfully taking $1.1 million worth of water in the NSW Land and Environment Court. ABC News · Apr 6, 2023
Prosecution over alleged illegal Murrumbidgee pumping under way Prosecution over alleged illegal pumping from Murrumbidgee underway The Canberra Times · Dec 19, 2022
NSW viticulturist accused of stealing 13,000 megalitres of water from Darling River Regulator alleges ‘5,200 Olympic swimming pools’ worth of water was illegally pumped from the river over four years The Guardian - AU · Nov 8, 2022
Vineyard owner prosecuted over water use The former owner of a vineyard in NSW is accused of illegally pumping up to 13,000 megalitres of water, and is the regulator's biggest prosecution. AAP · Nov 7, 2022