Open Forum
Greenbank Community Centre
Sat. 24 March 2007
2.00pm - 4.00pm
posted by Concerned Ratepayer at 6:57 AM
Saturday, March 24, 2007
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- Name: Concerned Ratepayer
- Location: Australia
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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4 Comments:
seAfter watching Premier Beattie on 7 News last night as he was caught out in a lie about Londoners drinking recycled water, I am sure people will come to the meeting just to find out what else is not true.
Toowoomba people were told all these "facts" that are being peddled by Beattie and the QWC and one by one they found the truth.
They were told that they had no other options by Mayor Thorley and head engineer Kevin Flanagan and sure enough they found at least 3 other ways to get water to the people until the drought breaks. The Mayor also told us that if they didn't like it they could go out and buy bottled water. If you do this you should know you are only putting dollars into the hands of the multinational like Coca cola. For example, this company can buy water at the rate of $2-00 a million litres and sell it back at $2-00 a bottle!!!!
I am lead to believe that there is some "big" bores to come on line in the Brisbane area. I am sure there is one in the Forest Lake area which has been drilled and it is coming in at 18L per sec.
The desalination plant could be upgraded and more plants could be planned as well as piping water from the north.
Just some thoughts.
I am sure that Brisbane dose not want to become the EXPERIMANT for the world by being the FIRST to drink recycled sewage at the rate Beattie is attempting.
6:10 AM, March 20, 2007
How did you open forum go?
1:50 PM, March 26, 2007
Wasn't a 4350water blog forum ...
9:55 PM, March 26, 2007
I thought that you may have attended. Did you hear how it went?
6:46 PM, March 27, 2007
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