Council expects calm acceptance of grey water - don't expect calm acceptance of recycled sewage ...
Deputy Mayor Ramia should not expect calm acceptance of the Water Futures proposal to introduce recycled sewage into Toowoomba's drinking water supply.
From ABC News:
Wednesday, 22 February 2006
The Toowoomba City Council says it does not expect a backlash from residents over its decision to ban re-using grey water on lawns and gardens.
The Queensland Government has introduced laws to allow people in urban, sewered areas to install grey water treatment and irrigation systems from next month.
But Deputy Mayor Joe Ramia says tests have shown salt and chemical levels in grey water would damage local soils.
He says the council does not want Toowoomba's soil to become contaminated with salt.
"Once that salt gets in, it's there forever," he said.
"You just can't get it out."
Councillor Ramia says people will still be able to bucket grey water onto their lawns and gardens under the current level-four water restrictions.
See - Council expects calm acceptance of grey water.
posted by Concerned Ratepayer at 5:05 PM
1 Comments:
Interesting editorial comment in the Chronicle yesterday under the heading "No easy water fix".
"If residents are so "anti" recycled water - which has been through several purification processes - why is there so much support for greywater, which has not been through so stringent checks and balances".
One reason - no one is forcing Toowoomba residents to DRINK greywater.
12:29 PM, February 23, 2006
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