Toowoomba Water Futures - the news just keeps getting worse ...
The Toowoomba Water Futures website presents a very one-sided view of the water issues facing Toowoomba.
Any now we know why!
The Toowoomba City Council has contracted out development of the website to CH2M Hill.
The most recent costings released by the Toowoomba City Council for the Water Futures project show that, under Contract No. PQ16-05/06, the Council will pay CH2M Hill $10,000 for further development of the Toowoomba Water Futures website.
If you were wondering why the Water Futures website only presents half the story, why it ignores the other water options, the Sustainable Cities Inquiry Report and the reports for the Federal government suggesting further research into recycled water is required, now you know.
It's not in the interests of a website developer who also wants to build the new recycled water facility to put a balanced view on the website.
See - CH2M Hill developed Water Futures website.
Amazing ...
posted by Concerned Ratepayer at 11:28 AM
4 Comments:
"The timing of the remaining work under the commission will be dependent on the outcome of the awaited government decision on funding for the Water Futures Project."
Well that explains a lot. I wondered why the Water Futures website hadn't been updated for a while.
Presumably because CH2M Hill don't work if they aren't being paid.
3:06 PM, February 01, 2006
Giving the website development to the people who want to install the recycled water project is outrageous.
No wonder the website doesn't refer to the government reports and other things.
Thank goodness this has come out.
Can't wait for the next election.
3:09 PM, February 01, 2006
I find it incredible that a council would be so subservient to a private company. What are they thinking?
3:52 PM, February 01, 2006
This is a PR disaster for the council.
Their website content is being driven by CH2M Hill.
No wonder they don't like disclosing too much.
4:53 PM, February 01, 2006
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