The 4350water Blog highlights some of the issues relating to proposals for potable reuse in Toowoomba and South East Qld. 4350water blog looks at related political issues as well.
Among the agenda items for this week's Toowoomba City Council Committee meetings is dealing with the requests from Toowoomba residents that the Council and Councillors guarantee the quality of the water to be supplied under any recycled sewage project.
posted by Concerned Ratepayer at 3:33 PM
For many years, the 4350water blog has informed readers of plans by the Toowoomba City Council (now Toowoomba Regional Council) and the Qld government to introduce recycled water for drinking in Toowoomba. It has also looked at the issue from a State and Federal perspective and dealt with related State and Federal political issues. There continues to be a need for the Toowoomba Regional Council to be completely transparent in its dealings with the ratepayers and residents of Toowoomba. There also continues to be a need for open debate on the benefits and risks of potable reuse and long-term studies on the effects on humans of drinking recycled water. Coal seam gas water is emerging as a possible alternate water source for some uses for the region. The 4350water blog is a collective effort and thanks go to its many contributors.
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4 Comments:
It is going to be very interesting to see how they can guarantee something that hasn't even been tested yet and is a first in the world. This should really test there intelligence and commitment to there project which threatens one of our dams if the system fails.
We need to be able to hold them personally responsible with some legal document. It would be unfair for future councils to have to clean up there mess!
5:48 PM, April 04, 2006
Read the meeting agenda - they are only offering waffling statements about water quality.
Noone is prepared to sign off on the recycled sewage.
7:19 PM, April 04, 2006
What is wrong with this council. On a recent visit to the Gold Coast we saw council water trucks getting around with recycled water on them, with a purple background.
Why can't this council use recycled water on its parks and gardens instead of using bore water, which is potential potable water.
Does this council not care!!!!
All this council wants to do is drain the potable water and scare people more, so they can convince poeple of the need to use recycled water for potable water.
11:52 AM, April 05, 2006
All this council wants to do is introduce its sewage scheme. It doesn't want to put the recycled sewage on the plants - it wants to sell it to you - it's much more profitable!
12:54 PM, April 05, 2006
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