Press release - Jondaryan residents reject recycled drinking water ...
Here's what the Jondaryan Shire said in their press release on the issue:
Jondaryan Shire Council Media release
4.1.2006
Jondaryan residents reject recycled drinking water.
Jondaryan residents have given the thumbs down to recycled waste water being added to drinking water. Jondaryan Shire Mayor Peter Taylor said residents were asked their opinion on seven statements regarding supply of reticulated water.
The questions were part of a community satisfaction survey conducted by marketing research firm Market Facts (Qld) in late October 2005.
“Residents were asked how much they agreed or disagreed with the statements on a five point scale.
Nearly 80% supported a statement that recycling of waste water was essential, but recycled water should be supplied in ‘purple pipes’ for use on public parks, gardens, playing fields and by industry, and not put back into drinking water.
This result shows that there is a long way to go, at least in Jondaryan Shire, before residents would be happy to accept Toowoomba City’s recycling proposal.”
The mayor said that two-thirds of residents agreed that supply of reticulated water was limited and the need to use less water was more important than price. “Almost half disagreed with the proposition that the price the consumer paid for reticulated water was more important than where the water came from or how it was treated,” he said.
There was a high level of ‘no opinion’ for statements suggesting residents were fully informed on the recycling issues, that Toowoomba water authorities had explored all options and recycling waste water back into reticulated water was essential to meet future demand, and that Jondaryan Shire should reject recycled drinking water from Toowoomba and find its own supply.
“Until Jondaryan Shire is certain it has been fully informed on all the issues and options surrounding recycling, we are unable to take a leading role in informing our residents. The replies in this survey show that public awareness is less than it should be on these issues.”
The mayor said there was strong agreement with the proposition that Jondaryan Shire should introduce incentives to encourage all householders to install rainwater tanks to supply drinking water.Market Facts also conducted a State-wide survey of community satisfaction with local government services last year.
When satisfaction levels of Jondaryan Shire residents were compared State-wide, shire residents were significantly more satisfied with the quality of services than the average for rural councils and for all local governments in Queensland.
See- Jondaryan Shire rejects recycled water.
posted by Concerned Ratepayer at 10:49 AM
4 Comments:
So one of the Toowoomba City Council's customers says it's being kept in the dark and that their residents say they don't want to drink recycled water.
Where will they get their water from when Di Thorley turns off the tap because they don't want her recycled stuff? ("If you don't like it, you can buy bottled water" as she has said.)
This will shoot holes in Kev's costings - introduce a new product, lose a customer.
11:08 AM, January 27, 2006
Maybe Toowoomba residents should also aim to turn of their town water supply and tell the council to stick there water where it fits best, they will certainly lose some revenue then.
1:25 PM, January 27, 2006
The Water Futures project is all about making money.
Why buy the water off Brisbane or the gas water people (you can only make a small margin when selling).
Why not make it yourself?
Be the "manufacturer" and take out all the middlemen.
Maximise the profit to the council - of course you have to make Toowoomba's residents drink the stuff - but that's a small price to pay for all the money coming in.
1:54 PM, January 27, 2006
More people upset at the Government's handling of water issues:
Friday, 27 January 2006. 11:22
Water charge labelled tax grab
Lockyer Valley growers are refusing to budge on the Queensland Government's new water resource charge.
The $4 a megalitre fee came into effect on January 1, but many growers are refusing to pay it.
The chairman of the Lockyer Water Users Forum, Linton Brimblecome, says it is a blatant tax grab.
"We've left it to the peak industry bodies to take the lead on this, but we will be encouraging them to have further talks with the Government and if the Government won't come to the table and listen to our requests, I think then action will be taken," he said.
"Well, frankly my guys are asking, 'when do the protests start?'"
3:06 PM, January 27, 2006
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