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.
The Bureau of Meteorology said temperatures fell below zero for the first time since records began at Coolangatta, on the Gold Coast, and at Maroochydore on the Sunshine Coast.
posted by Concerned Ratepayer at 12:07 PM
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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Excerpt from ABC News:
Records tumble as winter bites in Qld
19 July 2007
Weather records continue to tumble in Queensland with parts of the state shivering in the coldest morning of the year.
Temperatures well below freezing are being reported at many centres in the south-east including the Darling Downs, the granite belt, Amberley and Brisbane.
At 6am, the temperature at Applethorpe on the granite belt was -7.3, Warwick recorded -5 and Dalby and Oakey -4.
This morning, Townsville recorded its longest cold snap in 66 years, with continuous minimums below 12 degrees.
The weather bureau's Greg Connors is predicting there is more to come.
"Not since 1941 have we had such a long cold spell and we think as Friday and Saturday approaches it's going to get even colder," he said.
"There's another burst of cold air coming up so we're getting back down to single figures again."
2:37 PM, July 20, 2007
All this indicates is that Toowomba appears to getting back on track with its old weather patterns - lots of rain to come in the summer months of January and February
7:09 PM, July 22, 2007
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