Canberra recycled water proposal questioned ...
Excerpt from IBN News:
Liberals question recycling plant proposal
19 July 2007
A sewage recycling plant at the centre of the ACT government's water2Water proposal could be yet another white elephant, the Canberra Liberals say.
The ACT opposition has obtained a letter dated April 3 from ACTEW CEO Michael Costello which states recycled water may not be necessary.
"The balance of probability is that the extremely severe conditions of 2006 will not be repeated, and that there will be sufficient water to meet our needs without having to use recycled water," the letter says.
The recycled water project should be viewed "as essential insurance which we hope we will seldom, if ever, have to call upon", Mr Costello wrote.
Opposition leader Bill Stefaniak says the cost of building the plant may not be worth it.
'At a cost of $150 million, this may be very expensive insurance," he said.
"It's time the government gave us all the options with the pros and cons and the costs, and give the people of Canberra a chance to make an assessment and provide truly well-informed feedback."
See - If it rains, will everyone forget about recycled water?
posted by Concerned Ratepayer at 6:11 AM
1 Comments:
Canberra people are lucky as they have had the voices of reason from a few eminent scientists to add weight to the argument that there is still questions over the use of recycled sewage water for drinking.
When will Beattie's QWC lackeys wake up and tell the people the truth?
The recovery rate might not be quite as we have been told from recycled sewage water and desalination is a much better option.
8:27 AM, July 21, 2007
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