How the community is misled ...
The group supporting the Mayor's controversial project makes the statement:
"The Toowoomba Water Futures project would be able to supply water to the city in two or three years."
Even the Toowoomba City Council would agree that such a statement is misleading.
The most recent target suggested by Council is 2011 or 2012.
So, a statement that the Mayor's project can be completed in 2 or 3 years deceives the community into thinking the project will solve Toowoomba's short-term water issues.
Couple this statement with the Deputy Mayor's gloom and doom statements on when Toowoomba will run out of water and you see the game that is being played ...
posted by Concerned Ratepayer at 1:26 PM
5 Comments:
2-3 years means that it would go straight into the water supply - no testing or anything. Great!
4:30 PM, February 21, 2006
Interesting comment in Saturdays Chronicle about Water agreements update sought.
The deputy mayor has been prompted a call for an update on water agreements with neighbouring shires given the news of a 100 lot subdivision.
It goes on to say that was just in case the city had to "turn the tap off" to the customer shires.
I wonder when they are considering that.
Also what are our neighbouring shire councils going to do if that does happen?
12:57 PM, February 22, 2006
Do you think it has anything to do with revising the pricing?
Council has already flagged a review of water pricing - it wouldn't only want to review the pricing for Toowoomba ratepayers. Presumably, it would also want to look at the pricing of water supply to the shires.
Water restrictions mean less water usage, resulting in less income to Council. Rebates for things like rainwater tanks and washing machines are a cost to Council.
Maybe it's as simple as just another Deputy Mayor scare tactic. If you don't accept the recycled water, we may have to turn the taps off.
1:23 PM, February 22, 2006
My question is what are the neighbouring shires doing to secure alternate water supplies?
Toowoomba ratepayers are having to pay to sink bores, what about neighbouring shires - do they think they will then be able to tap into this water as well?
2:19 PM, February 22, 2006
Clifton is tapping into a new bore (but it wasn't taking water from Toowoomba).
Agree that the other shires must also look at sustainable water supplies.
6:44 PM, February 23, 2006
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