Millions of litres drained from Wheatbelt tank

By Mal Gill
Updated April 6 2021 - 5:34pm, first published 8:00am
Beringbooding water tank near Bonnie Rock in the Central Wheatbelt, the largest rock catchment tank in Australia, is being emptied into adjacent bushland so the Water Corporation can remove the roof. The timber frame inside the concrete tank supporting the iron roof sheets is collapsing, with a risk of loose sheets being blown off the roof. Photo supplied by Romina Nicoletti.
Beringbooding water tank near Bonnie Rock in the Central Wheatbelt, the largest rock catchment tank in Australia, is being emptied into adjacent bushland so the Water Corporation can remove the roof. The timber frame inside the concrete tank supporting the iron roof sheets is collapsing, with a risk of loose sheets being blown off the roof. Photo supplied by Romina Nicoletti.

"UNBELIEVABLE" is how Bonnie Rock farmer Romina Nicoletti describes Water Corporation's action in letting 8.5 million litres of rain water run into the scrub to empty nearby Beringbooding water tank.

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