Councillor questions recycled water proposal ...

One Toowoomba City Council Councillor is prepared to question the Council regarding its controversial recycled water proposal.

The Chronicle reported a number of the comments made by Councillor Shelton during the Council meetings on 6-7 December regarding the recycled water proposal:

The water crisis and update on the status of the controversial water project led to tension in the chamber yesterday.

Cr Lyle Shelton renewed his warnings that there are varying experts opinions on the safety of the treatment of wastewater for human consumption.

He admitted he wrote the 10 yet-to-be-answered posers, tabled by Keith Beer, last month.

Cr Shelton also queried the 80c/kl price estimate on the processed water.

Cr Shelton said he was posing questions that "all Toowoomba people would want to know about — it's obvious there's still a lot more work to do".

"I'm not necessarily against indirect potable re-use, but it remains a fact that there is a disparity in the view of scientists," he said.

"It really grieves me that every time you raise this it creates a stir.

"I'm doing it in good faith and I feel I have a duty as a councillor to ask these questions.

"The longer it goes without answers the more it raises your concerns."

See - Councillor Shelton raises concerns.

Sometimes, it is the lone voice of dissent which asks the most relevant questions ...