Commerce Qld calls for urgent action on water alternatives ...
Latest press release by Commerce Queensland:
31 March 2006
Commerce Queensland calls for urgent action on water alternatives
Commerce Queensland Regional Chairman, Ken Murphy, today expressed his concern that too much emphasis is being placed on the Toowoomba Water Futures project at the expense of alternative options.
Mr Murphy said that the project, which if accepted at the upcoming referendum, would not come on-line until 2012 and could leave Toowoomba short of water in the meantime.
"Toowoomba City Council is investing a lot of time and ratepayers' money into just one possible project, which if successful won't deliver water to the taps for another six years," Mr Murphy said.
"Council has outlined that even with extreme water restrictions, present indications are that we will run out of water in 18 months."
"We are concerned that the general community is being pressured into making an unpalatable decision about drinking recycled water, under the impression this will solve the water shortage", he said.
Mr Murphy said the reality of the situation is that other options need to be implemented well before this project could come on-line.
"The Premier recently confirmed that he is discussing other confidential options with the Mayor, so we know that they exist," Mr Murphy said.
"Business and the general community deserve to know what is in place for the short term and what Council's Plan B is if the Referendum is unsuccessful. Simply saying it is under control is not enough."
Commerce Queensland is calling on the Toowoomba City Council and State Government to expedite these alternate options and urgently publicly announce their plans to ensure that Toowoomba does not run out of water.
"We will continue to advocate utilising all available alternatives to develop a Regional Water Plan in order to drought proof the region."
In the interim, the short-term water supply must be urgently addressed, as by 2012 there will simply be no water to recycle.
See - Commerce Queensland Press Release.
posted by Concerned Ratepayer at 10:47 PM
5 Comments:
Good to see Commerce Qld not backing down - Beattie should come clean on option B.
11:20 PM, March 31, 2006
Toowoomba City Council was hoping there would be sufficient rain to hold them over untill there plan could come online. I am hoping our average rainfall will get back to normal so we don't need there plan.
11:55 PM, March 31, 2006
Regarding the april fools joke. For a minute there my wife and I thought we had our lives back. We both felt guttered. I now know how much this has affected our lives. I now know what it would feel like to live with a terrible disease with a 64% survival rate and the doctor saying he has a cure but then says he was wrong".
No hard feeling author, it was the best one yet. It does show how strongly people feel about Thorley and what they want for her. We just live with a THORNey in our side.
3:16 PM, April 01, 2006
I left the April Fools link so it was only a short-felt joy.
But the point was - how did you feel when you thought the Mayor was gone?
Did it feel like the weight of the past 9 months had been lifted?
That we might get someone sensible along to solve our water problems?
Remember that feeling if the referendum goes ahead and remember that feeling at the Council elections in 2008.
Remember, you are not alone - a lot of people feel the same!
11:00 PM, April 01, 2006
Oh, and when she really does go, we'll let you know ...
11:04 PM, April 01, 2006
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