Anna Bligh recycled water defence - he's not one of our experts ...

Excerpt from ABC News:

Bligh says academic ill-informed on water claims

29 October 2008

Queensland Premier Anna Bligh has dismissed the credentials of an academic who has cast doubt on the safety of recycled water.

Australian National University Professor Patrick Troy says it is impossible to remove all biological waste molecules before the water is added to south-east Queensland dams next year.

Ms Bligh says she has had fresh advice from Government scientists.

"I'm very disappointed with ill-informed comments by somebody who has no expertise in the field of water treatment, from someone whose expertise is in town planning," she said.

"His claims relate specifically to current water treatment of sewage, not to the water treatment that will be done in our recycling project."

The State Government will begin pumping tertiary-treated recycled water into dams early next year.

But Professor Troy says there is no guarantee on the osmosis technique.

"Although this reverse osmosis technique is a step up, the fact remains that it's not absolutely guaranteed," he said.

"The fact is that we don't know what the long-term effect will be of the operation of these systems."

See - He's not one of Anna's experts.

Remember the Qld government won't guarantee the recycled water.

In fact, they have enacted legislation which doesn't require the government to notify the public about any problems with recycled water and absolves them of any liability.

Clearly, a lot of faith in their product ...