Water find opens up Pilbara potential

By Helena Bogle
Updated March 10 2016 - 1:50pm, first published October 30 2010 - 5:00am
Steve Chitty (left), from Western Drilling and Pardoo station owner Graeme Rogers (right), watching the bore dispense water at 200 litres per second.
Steve Chitty (left), from Western Drilling and Pardoo station owner Graeme Rogers (right), watching the bore dispense water at 200 litres per second.

A WA pastoralist believes northern WA has the potential to be Australia's next food bowl after a successful drilling operation uncovered a massive supply of underground water.

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