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.
First it was the threat to take water infrastructure assets, now Beattie pushes on with Council amalgamation plans - now threatening to implement them before March next year.
posted by Concerned Ratepayer at 10:08 AM
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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Seems a tough task to conduct a 3 month review (May-Aug) and then to implement the reforms (i.e. amalgamate the Councils with all the ancillary changes and staff cuts) by September.
Interesting that a director of Devine Ltd is on the Inquiry Panel. Look out Noosa!
Excerpt from the Courier Mail:
The inquiry will be headed by former Electoral Commissioner Bob Longland, and will also include former Labor Local Government Minister Terry Mackenroth and Di McAuley, who was Local Government Minister in the Borbidge government .
Former Liberal leader Bob Quinn and Sir Leo Hielscher, chair of the Queensland Treasury Corporation, will also sit on the inquiry.
The inquiry will have three months to make recommendations with reforms to be implemented by September.
10:34 PM, April 17, 2007
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