计划增加水流量, 通过砍干草收成和关闭农场威胁Tamworth农民的生计。 A proposed water flow increase threatens Tamworth farmers’ livelihoods by slashing hay harvests and risking farm closures.

Tamworth的Lucerne农民,包括Richard和Josie Tonkin,由于一项拟议的水分享计划,将Kootingal weir的最低河流流量从2.5升提高到36兆升,将每年的干草收成从7或8次削减减少到仅3次,因此面临潜在的崩溃。 Lucerne farmers in Tamworth, including Richard and Josie Tonkin, are facing potential collapse due to a proposed water-sharing plan that would raise minimum river flows at Kootingal weir from 2.5 to 36 megalitres, reducing annual hay harvests from seven or eight cuts to just three. 这种改变在默里-达林盆地计划框架之外,威胁到家庭农场,破坏投资,并危及财产价值。 The change, outside the Murray-Darling Basin Plan’s framework, threatens family farms, undermines investments, and risks property values. 灌溉者警告说，这可能会迫使小农场倒闭，塔姆沃思地区议会一致反对该计划，理由是经济和环境问题，并批评新南威尔士州政府尽管之前的计划已于 7 月到期，但未能最终确定替代方案。 Irrigators warn it could force small farms out of business, with Tamworth Regional Council unanimously opposing the plan, citing economic and environmental concerns and criticizing the NSW government for failing to finalize a replacement despite the prior plan expiring in July. 提交的材料于10月8日结束。 Submissions closed October 8.