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Protecting the Green Triangle: experts warn of ‘irreversible’ groundwater decline

Some of the best-quality groundwater in Australia underlies the upper and lower south-east of South Australia and parts of south-western Victoria. But almost 200 years of drawdown for agriculture, farming and domestic use has changed the surface drainage. Underground water in some areas has collapsed and water quality is deteriorating, putting at risk not only a fragile natural ecosystem but a $5bn regional economy.

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https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/oct/20/protecting-green-triangle-experts-warn-irreversible-groundwater-decline-victoria-south-australia

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