Coming water year sees a new equilibrium among users, says senior consultant

Andrew Miller
August 26 2020 - 2:00pm
BALANCED YEAR: RMCG senior fellow Rob Rendell says no one agricultural sector will dominate water purchases and use this year.
BALANCED YEAR: RMCG senior fellow Rob Rendell says no one agricultural sector will dominate water purchases and use this year.

There is now an equilibrium of different industries, it's not going to be all horticulture, all dairy, or all rice - there is this balance.

- Rob Rendell, RMCG Consulting

The head of a prominent Bendigo engineering and irrigation consultancy firm is arguing water use in the southern Murray-Darling Basin has reached a new equilibrium.

Andrew Miller

Andrew Miller

Journalist

I'm a general reporter with Stock & Land, with a special interest in irrigation issues. I completed my cadetship, with the Age, in 1980. Over my career, I've worked for ABC radio news (Mt Isa, Qld) and at provincial and suburban newspapers.

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