ABC Feeds<p>Treated effluent water to grow crops, saving rivers and oceans<br>By Jennifer Nichols</p><p>An irrigation scheme will divert nutrient-rich, treated effluent water to crops instead of into sensitive waterways after a $120 million project secured final approval in south-east Queensland.</p><p><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2025-04-02/wamuran-irrigation-scheme-crops-sewage-treatment-environment/105124436" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">abc.net.au/news/rural/2025-04-</span><span class="invisible">02/wamuran-irrigation-scheme-crops-sewage-treatment-environment/105124436</span></a></p><p><a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/Agriculture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Agriculture</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/Horticulture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Horticulture</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/LocalFoodSystems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LocalFoodSystems</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/Water" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Water</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/CompostingandWaterConservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CompostingandWaterConservation</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/WaterSupply" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WaterSupply</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/RegionalCommunities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RegionalCommunities</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/JenniferNichols" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JenniferNichols</span></a></p>