MURRAY-DARLING Basin irrigators will lose 2750 gigalitres of water under the new draft Murray-Darling Basin Plan But it is those in the southern half of the basin that will be required to hand back the most water.

A NEW report on progress of the Commonwealth water buyback for the Murray Darling indicates that the two tender rounds that were held in Queensland's Lower Balonne have been undersubscribed, leaving most of the budget of $140 million unspent.