Concerns raised over water project conditions ...
Deputy Mayor Ramia decides to pass the buck on irrigator water to the State government.
Even though the Council's recycled sewage project will dry up Gowrie Creek - they might give them some water - but getting water in the creek is a State government responsibility (even though it's the Council drying it up). Follow that logic if you can.
I'm sure Premier Beattie will enjoy sorting this one out.
From ABC News
Concerns raised over water project conditions
Concerns have been raised that Toowoomba City Council, in south-east Queensland, will not be able to meet all the criteria needed to gain Federal Government funding for its water recycling project.
A referendum to decide on whether the project should go ahead is not the only condition that needs to be met.
If residents vote yes to the plan, nearly $23 million will be handed over by the Commonwealth to Toowoomba council so it can recycle sewage for drinking.
Toowoomba lobbyist Snow Manners says that is not the only clause.
He says council must meet health and safety regulations yet to be introduced by the State Government.
He says the situation with irrigators who draw from Gowrie-Oakey Creek must also be resolved.
"Recycling water is going to run Gowrie Creek dry," he said.
Toowoomba deputy Mayor Joe Ramia says council has already considered setting some water aside.
"There possibly could be conditions where we have to leave maybe one or two thousand megalitres of water through that creek each year," he said.
He says water running down the creek is the responsibility of the State Government.
See - Blame State government for Council action.
posted by Concerned Ratepayer at 11:07 AM
2 Comments:
Ramia is totally incompetent and they are making it up on the hop.
Vote NO when and if the referendum happens.
11:27 AM, March 29, 2006
Ramia wouldn't know sewage from creek water. He has to be the dumbest water resources officer we've had.
Our council seem to be more interested in money than anything else.. As a good faith, Thorley allows massive dangereous tree trunks to lay in the middle of our roads, does she even realise what would happen if someone hit them even doing just 40km/hr, No she doesn't. she put them there because she can't use water on the parks and gardens, so it's better for us to have dangereous items on the road instead of bare garden beds. Top Job.
What's it going to take Thorley, someone kid or person to be killed before you start realizing the folly of your ways. Remove the tree trunks and start piping water from other supplies.
So NO to the council, not just the referendum.
3:11 PM, March 29, 2006
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