Highfields developer - people want to drink recycled sewage ...

Claims in today's Chronicle by a developer active in Highfields who, using an example of WalMart in the US installing energy-reducing systems in their buildings, claims that people will be naturally attracted to drinking recycled sewage.

"They're finding not only are they doing the right thing from a reduced energy perspective but people are driving from the other side of town and other counties to shop at these centres," he said.

When was the last time you drove to another town to visit a store just because it had installed low wattage light bulbs?

See - Developer - people will want to drink recycled sewage.

This is contrary to every statistic published to date on people's reactions to being asked to drink recycled sewage.

Crows Nest Shire has mandated second or "purple" pipe installations in new subdivisions so it's important to distinguish exactly what is being discussed.

However, it seems unlikely that real estate agents will start incorporating recycled sewage in their advertising any time soon:

"3 bedroom lowset house, close to transport, drinking water connected to town recycled sewage scheme, only city in Australia to force its residents to drink recycled sewage, only city in the world to make its residents drink a mix of up to 29% recycled sewage. Best offer."