QWC's Nosworthy continues the lies about support for potable reuse ...

QWC head and frequent pillar user Nosworthy repeats the often used propaganda:

The commissioner said 74 per cent of people in South East Queensland supported the use of purified recycled water.

She conveniently omits whether this support is for potable reuse or whether this statistic has any basis whatsoever.

It's a tried and tested formula - from the Toowoomba City Council to the State government - throw out a statistic and constant repetition in the media gives it credibility. That's the theory anyway.

Excerpt from the Chronicle:

Commissioner: Anti-recycling thoughts water under the bridge

2 August 2008

Toowoomba residents will be drinking purified recycled water from January 2010, says Queensland Water Commissioner Elizabeth Nosworthy.

That's when the pipeline will be complete and water from Wivenhoe Dam will start flowing into Toowoomba's Cressbrook Dam.

The water will top up our rapidly dwindling dam reserves and will be mixed with water from local bores.

Speaking in Toowoomba yesterday, Ms Nosworthy told business leaders and Toowoomba regional councillors that without good rains, the Garden City's water supply would run dry by March 2010.

"Other options are just not realistic," she said.

"Water from coal seam gas may be an adjunct later, but given the cost and the timeframe, it's not a solution for Toowoomba."

The commissioner said 74 per cent of people in South East Queensland supported the use of purified recycled water.

"The only reason the $187 million pipeline is being constructed is to secure Toowoomba's water supply and underpin the region's future sustainability," she said.

Ms Nosworthy said last week's relaxation of water restrictions elsewhere in South East Queensland had been taken into account and would not affect the ability of the water grid to meet Toowoomba's needs.

It is not yet clear how much residents of Toowoomba will pay for the water.

Ms Nosworthy suggested the cost would be less if it was part of the grid servicing 2.4 million residents of the region, but Toowoomba Regional Council deputy mayor Paul Antonio, who also spoke at the meeting, said he was a strong believer in local ownership.

"We can do it better than a big corporation," he said.

See - Anti-recycling thoughts water under Nosworthy's bridge.

Nosworthy is keen for Toowoomba's water assets to form part of the SEQ water grid corporate assets as it will make it more appealing for privatisation ...