Toowoomba City Council misses the point yet again ...

The Toowoomba Water Futures website contains a link to an ABC program transcript - Purifying Water with Sunlight.

While the program made some interesting points, it continues to promote the idea that people can't taste the difference between recycled water and other water so therefore it must be ok.

Quite simply, it's the things you can't taste that cause the most concern, including potential residual chemicals. See AWA workshop on 29 November. Using a "taste test" is hardly going to allay people's concerns regarding endocrine disrupting compounds.

The program also commented that all water is recycled so what's the difference?

There is a clear difference between using dam water which is not combined with recycled sewage and drinking a combination of dam water and recycled sewage.

Why take the risk? Drinking recycled sewage should be considered a last resort and there are other options.

It's interesting that the Toowoomba Water Futures website still has no reference to the three reports prepared for the Federal government which state that further research on recycled water is necessary. Nor does it refer to the House of Reps "Sustainable Cities" Inquiry Report which recommended an independent review of water options for major cities and regions.

I wonder why not ...