I'm sure most of you are aware of the algal bloom in effect on the Darling river at Menindee there has been a lot of coverage of this over the past weeks and months on social media but boy was I surprised when I saw a 7 news report blaming the drought for the lack of water and not the water hungry cotton stations that have sucked the system almost dry not to mention the draining of the Menindee lakes several times over the past few years