<div>"So they cut off two coastal lakes from the sea with the barrages."</div>
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<div>Actually, I agree, If, historically Lake Alexexandrina was periodically flooded by sea water then shouldn;t that situation be reverted to.</div>
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<div>If S.Aust needs more fresh water then it should be just more impetus to develop renewable sources of energy to create it, e.g solar wind and better use of nuclear. </div>
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<div>PS - having being raised in the Adelaide hills, we did have our own rain water tanks but the Murray water tasted quite interesting, so long as you didn't look at it while you drank it.</div>