Duxton Water出售水权,引发关于农业水的未来的辩论。 Duxton Water sells water rights, sparking debate over agriculture's water future.

Duxton Water公司从联邦政府收到1.213亿美元,因为该公司出售了来自Murray-Darling盆地约三分之一的水资产,价值30 614兆升。 Duxton Water received $121.3 million from the federal government for selling about one-third of its water assets from the Murray-Darling Basin, amounting to 30,614 megalitres. 该公司计划利用这些资金来减少债务和购买永久水权。 The company plans to use the funds to reduce debt and buy permanent water entitlements. 然而,销售引起了农耕和灌溉团体的批评,他们担心销售会减少可用于农业的灌溉用水。 However, the sale has sparked criticism from farming and irrigation groups, who worry it will reduce irrigation water available for agriculture.