Council approves removal of 96 million litres of water a year from drought-ravaged region | ABC News

Farmers in Queensland's drought-declared and bushfire-hit Southern Downs Region say they are devastated the council is allowing a company to take up to 96 million litres of water a year for bottling.

The owners of Cherrabah Resort, a four-star rural hotel in Elbow Valley near Warwick, have been approved to install water extraction and purification facilities on their land, which is surrounded by drought-ravaged farming properties.

Residents of the Southern Downs are on severe water restrictions and the council has begun trucking in water to supply Stanthorpe.

Read more here: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-01-16/company-approved-to-take-water-in-drought-ravaged-queensland/11873394

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