Questions raised over bid to extract 40,000 megalitres of water a year from arid Central Australia TueTuesday 9 FebFebruary 2021 at 8:49pm Dr Josie Douglas is urging the NT Government to reject the application until more is known about its potential impact. ( Share Print text only Cancel An application to use 40,000 megalitres of water a year for a major fruit and vegetable project in Central Australia should be rejected, according to a water expert and a key Indigenous group. Key points: The water licence could be the largest ever granted in the NT and would support one of the country's largest fruit and vegetable farms