Recycled water opponents respond on Wivenhoe-Cressbrook pipeline ...

Excerpt from the Chronicle:

Opponents say 'damn'

9 July 2008

Two years ago, dam levels sunk to 22 per cent and six out of 10 Toowoomba residents rejected recycled sewage water as a solution to the city's future needs.

Yesterday, levels sat at 10.8% and the State Government's promised solution to take water from Wivenhoe Dam will bring recycled water to the city.

Citizens Against Drinking Sewage co-ordinator Rosemary Morley labelled the decision as "premature" after the Federal Government provided $5 million to investigate the viability of using coal seam gas (CSG) water for the region.

"In these times when governments are telling us that we need to consider the environment and the use of precious resources like water, it seems absurd that the State Government would want to ignore CSG water and force Toowoomba to drink processed sewage from Wivenhoe," Mrs Morley said.

Fellow "No" vote proponent Snow Manners said pushing 14 million tonnes of water up the hill is "madness".

"Toowoomba already voted and said no, and my understanding was the elected councillors were of the same view."

Mr Manners noted: "Nine of the 11 councillors don't live in Toowoomba and they don't appear to care about the city."