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WHERE IS THE WATER { 33 images } Created 22 Mar 2019

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  • TILPA, AUSTRALIA -  Chrissy and Bill Ashby pose for a portrait on the banks of the Darling River near their property Trevallyn Station on January 16, 2019 in Tilpa, Australia.<br />
Chrissy elaborates on being able to deal with the extreme heat, the drought, the dust but is deeply concerned about getting  justice in regards to the poor state of the river.  “It’s a fight for life for us, for you and future generations”.<br />
Local communities in the Darling River area are facing drought and clean water shortages as debate grows over the alleged mismanagement of the Murray-Darling Basin. Recent mass kills of hundreds of thousands of fish in the Darling river have raised serious questions about the way WaterNSW is managing the lakes system, and calls for a royal commission. (Photo by Jenny Evans/Getty Images)
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  • TILPA, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 16: A general view of Chrissy and Bill Ashby's swimming pool at their property on January 16, 2019 in Tilpa, Australia.<br />
Chrissy elaborates on being able to deal with the extreme heat, the drought, the dust but is deeply concerned about getting  justice in regards to the poor state of the river.  “It’s a fight for life for us, for you and future generations”.<br />
Local communities in the Darling River area are facing drought and clean water shortages as debate grows over the alleged mismanagement of the Murray-Darling Basin. Recent mass kills of hundreds of thousands of fish in the Darling river have raised serious questions about the way WaterNSW is managing the lakes system, and calls for a royal commission. (Photo by Jenny Evans/Getty Images)
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  • LOUTH, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 14: An general view of  the Darling River at Trilby Station on January 14, 2019 in Louth, Australia. Local communities in the Darling River area are facing drought and clean water shortages as debate grows over the alleged mismanagement of the Murray-Darling Basin. Recent mass kills of hundreds of thousands of fish in the Darling river have raised serious questions about the way WaterNSW is managing the lakes system, and calls for a royal commission. (Photo by Jenny Evans/Getty Images)
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  • LOUTH, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 14: A general view of Dunlop Station's weir of on January 14, 2019 in Louth, Australia. Local communities in the Darling River area are facing drought and clean water shortages as debate grows over the alleged mismanagement of the Murray-Darling Basin. Recent mass kills of hundreds of thousands of fish in the Darling river have raised serious questions about the way WaterNSW is managing the lakes system, and calls for a royal commission. (Photo by Jenny Evans/Getty Images)
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  • LOUTH, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 14: An Ariel view of the Darling River facing downstream from Dunlop Station on January 14, 2019 in Louth, Australia. Local communities in the Darling River area are facing drought and clean water shortages as debate grows over the alleged mismanagement of the Murray-Darling Basin. Recent mass kills of hundreds of thousands of fish in the Darling river have raised serious questions about the way WaterNSW is managing the lakes system, and calls for a royal commission. (Photo by Jenny Evans/Getty Images)
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  • LOUTH, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 14: An general view of  the Darling River at Trilby Station on January 14, 2019 in Louth, Australia. Local communities in the Darling River area are facing drought and clean water shortages as debate grows over the alleged mismanagement of the Murray-Darling Basin. Recent mass kills of hundreds of thousands of fish in the Darling river have raised serious questions about the way WaterNSW is managing the lakes system, and calls for a royal commission. (Photo by Jenny Evans/Getty Images)
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  • LOUTH, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 17: Pelicans swim in the muddy waters of the Darling River on January 17, 2019 in Louth, Australia. Local communities in the Darling River area are facing drought and clean water shortages as debate grows over the alleged mismanagement of the Murray-Darling Basin. Recent mass kills of hundreds of thousands of fish in the Darling river have raised serious questions about the way WaterNSW is managing the lakes system, and calls for a royal commission. (Photo by Jenny Evans/Getty Images)
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  • LOUTH, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 17: A tap releases muddy water from the Darling River on January 17, 2019 in Louth, Australia. Local communities in the Darling River area are facing drought and clean water shortages as debate grows over the alleged mismanagement of the Murray-Darling Basin. Recent mass kills of hundreds of thousands of fish in the Darling river have raised serious questions about the way WaterNSW is managing the lakes system, and calls for a royal commission. (Photo by Jenny Evans/Getty Images)
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  • LOUTH, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 17: A  shower tap releases muddy water from the Darling River on January 17, 2019 in Louth, Australia. Local communities in the Darling River area are facing drought and clean water shortages as debate grows over the alleged mismanagement of the Murray-Darling Basin. Recent mass kills of hundreds of thousands of fish in the Darling river have raised serious questions about the way WaterNSW is managing the lakes system, and calls for a royal commission. (Photo by Jenny Evans/Getty Images)
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  • LOUTH, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 17: Jasmin Kew relaxes in a blow up pool full of muddy tap water from the Darling River in 47 degree heat outside of Shindy's Inn  on January 17, 2019 in Louth, Australia. Local communities in the Darling River area are facing drought and clean water shortages as debate grows over the alleged mismanagement of the Murray-Darling Basin. Recent mass kills of hundreds of thousands of fish in the Darling river have raised serious questions about the way WaterNSW is managing the lakes system, and calls for a royal commission. (Photo by Jenny Evans/Getty Images)
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  • Locals along the lower Darling River feel they are expected to wash, drink, cook, and wash their clothes in filthy water. They think they have no alternative.<br />
Talita Cohen 4, poses for a portrait in dirty water from the tap, sourced from the Darling River. She smiles as the color of the water and stench is nothing out of the ordinary for her. This is her reality. The water is dirty and stinks, and on top of this there have been several red alerts for blue-green algae in the river, and people are advised not to touch the water. "Blue-green algae, or cyanobacteria, are the most ancient of all photosynthetic organisms," the NSW Water website warns. "Some produce poisons harmful to humans and possibly fatal to domestic animals and fish – neurotoxins and liver toxins, and skin allergens. For most families, however, this is their only source of water.<br />
There has been increasing evidence of a link between motor neuron disease and the consumption of food or water contaminated by blue-green algae.<br />
The debate is growing over the mismanagement of the Murray-Darling Basin. Recent mass kills of hundreds of thousands of fish in the Darling River have raised serious questions about the way WaterNSW is managing the lakes system and calls for a federal royal commission.
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  • Talita Cohen sits in the roots of a tree along the Darling Barka River waiting for the arrival of an upstream flow. Recent rains across Eastern Australia have increased the flow to rivers feeding the Murray-Darling Basin, bringing much needed waters to Louth, a community that has struggled with clean water shortages for day to day tasks such as bathing and washing clothes. Many community members credit the fast moving flow and its volume to the pumping embargoes put into place for the Barwon-Darling river system which prevented irrigators from extracting water from the river. While the community celebrated the arrival of water and a full river, some farming groups are disappointed with the recent decision to lift a ban on floodplain harvesting and the pumping of water from the river by the New South Wales government. Pic Jenny Evans
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