Sunshine Coast opts out - we'll send our effluent to Brisbane ...

One Sunshine Coast Councillor has an innovative plan - send recycled water to Brisbane for Brisbane residents to drink while using dam water for local residents.

Excerpt from Sunshine Coast Daily

30 January 2007

Why not send our wastewater to Brisbane [let them drink it]

A Caloundra councillor wants the Sunshine Coast to offer its purified recycled water to Brisbane and reserve its dam supplies for the local population.

Andrew Champion said that since the Premier had admitted that the south-east had no option but to accept recycled water, it would be logical to pipe ours to Brisbane rather than siphoning supplies from Coast dams.

Mr Champion said the solution would boost Brisbane’s drinking supplies, be good for the environment and quarantine Coast dams from the water grid.

He said other councillors appeared to support the plan and it would be put to a formal vote in the Caloundra chamber on Thursday.

The idea has also been backed by Noosa Mayor Bob Abbot and Maroochy Mayor Joe Natoli.

See - Sunshine Coast Daily - why not send our wastewater to Brisbane?

Brisbane residents will think highly of that plan no doubt ...