What’s the deal with water trading?

In Canterbury a de facto water market has sprung up where people can buy and sell water permits - but should this be formalised nationwide in a similar way to Australia? Kathryn Ryan talks to Warwick Pascoe, Technical Director at Hydro Trader - and to Rob Brooks, General Manager at Aware Water Group which buys and sells water in the Murray Darling Basin in South Australia.

In Canterbury a de facto water market has sprung up where people can buy and sell water permits – but should this be formalised nationwide in a similar way to Australia? Kathryn Ryan talks to Warwick Pascoe, Technical Director at Hydro Trader – and to Rob Brooks, General Manager at Aware Water Group which buys and sells water in the Murray Darling Basin in South Australia.

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