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.
All Jondaryan Shire residents are likely to be included in the referendum on recycled water to be conducted by the State Electoral Commission in south east Queensland in March next year.
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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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From the Courier Mail - more comedy from the State government:
The State Government's ambitious water grid plans for the southeast have got off to an embarrassing start.
Not only did 247 Sunshine Coast property owners get a letter out of the blue telling them their land may be affected by pipelines, they were directed to call a telephone number that turned out to be that of Liberal leader Bruce Flegg.
Cooloolabin resident Hugh Danvers-Thomas said he had received the letter from the Co-ordinator-General's office advising him the "northern pipeline interconnector" could cross his property.
The letter said a member of the project team might make contact in the coming days.
But when he rang the telephone number given for the senior project officer, Andrew Stove, he got Dr Flegg's office.
"I thought 'this is a government department gone mad'," Mr Danvers-Thomas said.
A Government spokeswoman issued a dry response to an inquiry to Deputy Premier Anna Bligh's office.
"An error was made. A new letter with correct contact details will be sent to the 247 property owners overnight and officers of the Co-ordinator-General will personally call landowners to advise them of the correct contact details," she said.
Ms Bligh's office did not respond to questions about the lack of warning to residents about the pipelines.
8:45 PM, December 19, 2006
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