The Australian Conservation Foundation (ACF) says South Australian federal MPs need to step up and make sure the voice of their state is heard as to what goes in the Murray-Darling Basin plan.

The plan aims to balance the water needs of the basin's natural environment, its 2.1 million residents and the farmers who produce more than one-third of the country's food.

The plan aims to balance the water needs of the basin's natural environment, its 2.1 million residents and the farmers who produce more than one-third of the country's food.

The plan aims to balance the water needs of the basin's natural environment, its 2.1 million residents and the farmers who produce more than one-third of the country's food.

For more detailed information on the ACF River Basin, go to www.acf-wcm.com. Changes are coming to the way the Apalachicola, Chattahoochee and Flint River Basin is controlled.

THE Australian Conservation Foundation (ACF) is calling for an independent umpire to scrutinise the new Murray-Darling Basin Plan with a single question in mind: does the plan keep the river healthy?

Florida and Alabama say no — their interests must also be considered, and since they are downstream on the ACF basin and would suffer as Georgia takes more and more, they sued. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Dr.

The plan aims to balance the water needs of the basin's natural environment, its 2.1 million residents and the farmers who produce more than one-third of the country's food.