Water price hikes have been deemed a blow for irrigators, trying to recover lost ground in their first wet season after years of drought.

IPART is increasing prices by up to 52-percent.

Which is less than government agencies originally proposed, but still well-above the 3.8-percent CPI rate.

Rural reporter Sophie Clarke caught up with New South Wales Irrigators Council Chief Executive Claire Miller to hear more:

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Water price hikes have been deemed a blow for irrigators, trying to recover lost ground in their first wet season after years of drought.
IPART is increasing prices by up to 52-percent.
Which is less than government agencies originally proposed, but still well-above the 3.8-percent CPI rate.
Rural reporter Sophie Clarke caught up with New South Wales Irrigators Council Chief Executive Claire Miller to hear more:
Subscribe to the National Rural News podcast: http://bit.ly/RuralNewsPodcast

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The Rural News is market leader, dealing exclusively with stories of interest to the farming sector and has the support of Australia&rsquo;s largest media business and international correspondents.