Dam debate pits farmers against Greens

By Jamie Brown
April 15 2021 - 2:00pm
Rocky Creek dam has been supplying town water to Northern Rivers residents since 1953 but a long-term plan to augment that supply is under question.
Rocky Creek dam has been supplying town water to Northern Rivers residents since 1953 but a long-term plan to augment that supply is under question.

The decision by a Northern Rivers water authority to turn its back on a new town water dam near Lismore is pitting farmers against environmentalists over a proposal to extract deep aquifer ground water from the nearby Alstonville Plateau.

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