But Mr Flanagan - what about the other conditions ...

Can you spot the difference?

A. NWC press release regarding funding approval for the Water Futures recycled sewage project:

FACT SHEET PROVIDED BY THE NATIONAL WATER COMMISSION

Water Futures Toowoomba — Water recycling project

Funding from the Australian Government is conditional on a majority of voters in Toowoomba city voting in favour of introducing recycled water into their drinking water system in a manner contemplated by the Project at a referendum to be held no later than 30 September 2006.

The Project must satisfy Queensland Government processes under the Local Government Subsidy Scheme.

All necessary Queensland Government approvals including health and safety approvals, including the development of a health regulatory regime for indirect potable water reuse are required to be developed to cover this and any future indirect potable reuse proposals in Queensland.

The health regime is required to be developed with regard to clause 92(i) of the National Water Initiative.

Appropriate Gowrie-Oakey Creek system regional plans need to be prepared or existing plans modified to take into account reasonable consideration of the impact of the project on the downstream water users on Gowrie-Oakey Creek.

A management plan for the Hampton groundwater aquifer will also be required.

AND

B. Comments by the Director of Engineering Services, Mr Flanagan, at the Council Committee meetings on 4/5 April 2006:

Briefing - Update on the Water Futures Toowoomba Project

"the Commonwealth Government has approved funding for the project subject to community acceptance via a referendum".

See - Flanagan's briefing is a bit too brief.

And this is in Council's Committee minutes.

We wouldn't want some of the Councillors to plead ignorance about these conditions later on ...