A vital Territory aquifer is drying at an accelerating rate and taking longer to recover from Dry seasons, a new study by Griffith University has found, raising concerns about the impact fracking operations in the Beetaloo Basin will have on the water source and additional extraction.

The Cambrian Limestone Aquifer (CLA) stretches from near Katherine to almost Alice Springs, feeding the Mataranka thermal springs and charging the Roper Rover.

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