Qld Government - dams are the most economical source of bulk water in SE Qld ...

The Queensland Department of Natural Resources, Mines and Water has just released a number of water related Information Sheets for South East Queensland, including one entitled "What about recycling and desalination?"

Source - DNRW Information Sheet - What about recycling and desalination?

Remember that, for some mysterious reason, the State government does not think Toowoomba is in South East Queensland.

The Information Sheet states:

"Desalination and water recycling are potentially longer-term water supply solutions. Technology is improving at a rapid rate. In the future, desalination may become economical and the recycling of water for potable purposes may be accepted by the community.

In the mean time, dams are still the most economical source of bulk water in south-east Queensland and recycling will generally be confined to industrial and other appropriate applications such as irrigation."


So, the State government believes that dams are still the most economical source of bulk water - it's just that Toowoomba can't have one.

And water recycling will generally be confined to industrial and irrigation applications - unless you're part of the great Thorley experiment in Toowoomba.

This is clearly ridiculous.

Vote NO and tell Premier Beattie that it is just not good enough to draw a circle around Toowoomba on a map and say "that's where we'll do the recycled water trials" ...