Farmer puzzled at dam cover agonising ...

Excerpt from ABC News:

Farmer puzzled at dam cover agonising

15 August 2007

A Darling Downs farmer who has developed a floating cover to stop evaporation from water storages says he cannot understand why Brisbane and Toowoomba water authorities are not using it.

Warwick Hill says southern Queensland's major water storages lose almost two metres of water a year through evaporation.

Toowoomba's three dams are at just 13 per cent and south-east Queensland storages are at less than 17 per cent.

The polyethylene covers are manufactured in Toowoomba and Mr Hills says they are now installed at more than 70 urban and agricultural storages in Australia.

Mr Hill says he has also had interest from overseas but not from Queensland authorities despite the crackdown on water wasters.

"So far they've not made a decision, certainly in relation to Brisbane water they've had our official quotation in their hands now for 12 months and we're still to hear an official response from them," he said.

"They keep telling me its under consideration and its certainly got their interest, unfortunately for us they haven't got back with a favourable response."

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