No wonder Brisbane doesn't share its water ...

Brisbane sells its water to the Gold Coast while Hinze Dam is at over 85% capacity.

Then it loses a third of its household water supply through leaking pipes and theft.

No wonder the State government says no to piping Wivenhoe Dam water the extra 2 kms up from the bottom of the range to Toowoomba.

From the Courier Mail:

1 Feb 06

Wasteful city loses a third of household water

BRISBANE is losing about a third of its household water supply through leaking pipes and theft, making the city one of the nation's worst water wasters.

A new national report card, released yesterday, reveals that only Logan and Darwin lose more household water than Brisbane.

See - Brisbane is wasting water it could provide to Toowoomba.