The VFF is concerned there remain historic issues in the Northern Basin around water management, compliance, floodplain harvesting and metering practices, and a lack of transparency. There needs to be strong rules in place around floodplain harvesting and these rules need to be enforced.
The VFF strongly recommends that the NSW Government take action to address these concerns because water use in the Northern Murray Darling Basin has third party consequences for water users in the Southern Basin including farming communities in Northern Victoria and the NSW Riverina.