version ▁may ▁have ▁on ▁both ▁the ▁environment ▁and ▁the ▁agricult ural ▁production . ▁ ▁Victor ian ▁Premier , ▁Mr ▁Br um by , ▁has ▁respond ed ▁to ▁critic isms ▁saying , ▁" O ur ▁estimates ▁on ▁the ▁Food ▁Bowl ▁are ▁actually ▁quite ▁conserv ative ▁… ▁Even ▁in ▁the ▁dry ▁years ▁you ' ve ▁got ▁ 6 9 0 ▁gig al it res ▁of ▁water ▁lost ," ▁he ▁said . ▁" I ' m ▁more ▁convinced ▁than ▁ever ▁it ' s ▁the ▁right ▁project ." ▁On ▁ 4 ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁The ▁Age ▁newspaper ▁published ▁an ▁analysis ▁showing ▁that ▁" M el bourne ▁may ▁never ▁need ▁water ▁from ▁the ▁controvers ial ▁north – s outh ▁pipeline , ▁with ▁a ▁stock take ▁showing ▁existing ▁stor ages ▁and ▁minimal ▁ra inf all ▁should ▁easily ▁supply ▁the ▁city ▁beyond ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁the ▁des al ination ▁plant ▁next ▁year ." ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁Victor ian ▁state ▁election ▁in ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁a ▁new ▁government ▁led ▁by ▁the ▁Liberal ▁Party ' s ▁Ted ▁Ba ill ieu ▁was ▁elected . ▁Ba ill ieu ▁has ▁declared ▁that ▁his ▁government ▁will ▁shut ▁down ▁the ▁pipeline . ▁ ▁Statistics ▁with h eld ▁Statistics ▁rel ating ▁to ▁water ▁saved ▁by ▁ir rig ation ▁up gr ades ▁in ▁the ▁G oul burn - M ur ray ▁district ▁for ▁the ▁year ▁to ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁were ▁expected ▁to ▁be ▁released ▁by ▁the ▁State ▁Government ▁by ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁year ▁( 3 1 ▁December ▁