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Saturday, May 27, 2006

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" ...

2 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

Turnbull: Premier Beattie and Mayor Di Thorley have said that they have investigated all other options and have assured the Australian Government that these other options are not feasible for both environmental and economic reasons.

Really?

1:55 AM, May 27, 2006

 
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Beattie sees Toowoomba as one of the others, he has no idea how big this town is and how many people actually live here. Thorley doesn't care because she's out to make some BIG $$$'s. If Thorley wins this battle she also wins for Beattie, not only will Toowoomba get this water, but so will everyone else outside Beatties SE Qld Zone. We know how these people think and we won't let them destroy our way of life in Australia. We are not a dictator country.

10:38 AM, May 27, 2006

 

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