Coming soon - the $41,000 Water Book ...
$41,000 down the drain ...
posted by Concerned Ratepayer at 10:39 AM
Thursday, February 23, 2006
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For many years, the 4350water blog has informed readers of plans by the Toowoomba City Council (now Toowoomba Regional Council) and the Qld government to introduce recycled water for drinking in Toowoomba. It has also looked at the issue from a State and Federal perspective and dealt with related State and Federal political issues. There continues to be a need for the Toowoomba Regional Council to be completely transparent in its dealings with the ratepayers and residents of Toowoomba. There also continues to be a need for open debate on the benefits and risks of potable reuse and long-term studies on the effects on humans of drinking recycled water. Coal seam gas water is emerging as a possible alternate water source for some uses for the region. The 4350water blog is a collective effort and thanks go to its many contributors.
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6 Comments:
My A to Z guide that came in the mail went straight from the mailbox to the wheelibin.
So will their water book. They will use words like reuse, reclaimed, recycled water.
I bet they don't print, treated, raw, sloppy sewage for drinking. That would'nt sound real nice.
But that is what it is, treated, raw, sloppy sewage.
1:40 PM, February 23, 2006
Instead of putting it in the bin, send it back to the Council. It will cost you postage but it's worth it. Consider it the cost of sending a message to the Council.
Put one of the "Toowoomba's drinking water - no recycled sewage" stickers across the front and send it back to them.
1:51 PM, February 23, 2006
I had considered sending it back to them as you say, but use it first to wipe my, well you know.
But the paper would be to shiny.
Would this come under the "yuk factor?"
I don't know, I am a hillbilly and not educated. From what I can see
Council think it is fine to drink sewage as long as you filter it
2:23 PM, February 23, 2006
That may well be the next campaign - send little donations to the Mayor's recycled sewage campaign.
2:38 PM, February 23, 2006
why do you need to be so derogitory. unless you have feasible options that will deliver water to toowoomba when the damns are below safe yield i don't understand why opposing groups are so negative and unwilling to listen to people that are trying to secure our water supply.
9:54 PM, March 20, 2006
It's not question of being derogatory.
The main problem is that the Mayor refuses to listen to the other options.
Premier Beattie is now looking at them. The State Opposition is looking at them.
The only group that refuses to look at them is the trio of Flanagan, Thorley and Ramia.
They hide behind their quick and dirty reviews of other options to say they are not feasible.
All the PR the Council generates is aimed at justifying the use of recycled sewage - not properly assessing all the options.
You have the Qld government saying there are other options, you have the State opposition saying there are other options, you have the Federal minister saying we need to look at the other options.
And then there's the Flanagan, Thorley, Ramia trio - "there are no other options".
It makes you wonder ...
2:27 PM, March 21, 2006
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