VIC:Vic pipeline won't be turned back on

AAP General News (Australia)
08-07-2011
VIC:Vic pipeline won't be turned back on

Victoria's north-south pipeline won't be switched back on despite opposition calls
to stop billions of litres of water being wasted.

Water from Lake Eildon in Victoria's northeast are being released to prevent flooding
downstream and the opposition wants the pipeline switched on so the water can flow into
Melbourne's dams.

But the state government says that's impossible and the receiving dam, Sugarloaf Reservoir,
is already full.

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KEYWORD: WATER VIC (MELBOURNE)

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