Recycled sewage project lacks transparency ...

Toowoomba City Council Councillor Shelton has expressed concern over the manner in which the Council has dealt with its controversial recycled sewage proposal.

Commenting in the Chronicle, he said: "It hasn't been transparent like normal projects council does ... it hasn't had the reporting as an agenda item to council, we're still to see written reports, and the only decision made is to apply to the National Water Commission. It doesn't mean we've signed off on it - we all need to know more."

Councillor Shelton also criticized Minister Palaszczuk for ruling out building a dam at Emu Creek because of the cost of lifting water by 150 metres. Councillor Shelton called for an urgent update on studies done on the Emu Creek dam proposal.

Councillor Shelton is still waiting for a breakdown on the Council's spending on the proposed recycled sewage project, which is expected in the new year.

I thought the Council was confident of its costings on the recycled sewage project.

The Toowoomba Water Futures website has the "explain all cost analysis" (see: http://www.toowoombawater.com.au/whats-new!/theexplain-allcostanalysis.html) with the numbers apparently "audited" by the Department of Natural Resources and Mines.

Now it will take a month before they can provide the figures to one of the Councillors.

What's going on?