Anna Bligh writes note to self - 40% trigger level for recycled water to remain ...
Excerpt from Courier Mail:
Recycled water trigger is 40% dam levels
26 November 2008
Recycled water will be added to southeast Queensland's water supply if and when the region's combined dam levels fall below 40 per cent, it has been announced.
The 40 per cent trigger point was announced after Premier Anna Bligh and deputy Paul Lucas met with water Commission CEO John Bradley today.
Southeast dam levels are currently at 46 per cent.
Ms Bligh on Tuesday announced the Government would drop its previous position of adding recycled water into southeast Queensland's dams, regardless of their capacity.
See - Anna Bligh writes to QWC who writes to Anna Bligh.
What is the impact of Gold Coast desalinated water being pumped to Wivenhoe? How will this affect dam levels ...
posted by Concerned Ratepayer at 6:44 PM
8 Comments:
It seems that the LNP have no answers either and our only hope is that it pours rain.
8:35 PM, November 26, 2008
Why I am not surprised? They have left it so that they can add the recycled sewerage water to our drinking supplies as soon as the dams hit 40%. Nothing has changed.They just hope that the elections are held before the dams go down to 40% so that they can stay in Government. The Opposition needs to hammer them day after day to abandon the addition of recycled sewerage water to Wivenhoe. Nothing less will suffice. 90% of the people have spoken of their opposition to this dubious and dangerous practice. There is not only human error to be aware of but terrorist activity to endanger the population by tampering with the system..
Veolia must have put an awful lot of pressure on Prof. Greenfield and the Water Commission to maintain the status quo.
8:57 PM, November 26, 2008
ABC News:
Recycled water still dependent on 40pc trigger
26 November 2008
The Queensland Government says recycled water will still be pumped into south-east Queensland dams once the combined level falls below 40 per cent.
The announcement comes after a meeting of the Queensland Water Commission ended with its advice remaining unchanged.
In Parliament today Premier Anna Bligh outlined the reasons the Water Commission should reconsider plans to use recycled water for drinking once dam levels drop below 40 per cent.
"Dam levels are rising, rain is falling, the water grid is becoming a reality and people have changed their water habits forever," she said.
But after meeting today, the Commission left the trigger as it was.
Deputy Premier Paul Lucas says the Government will listen to the advice.
"But we're well above 40 per cent at the moment with prospects of a very good summer," he said.
Dam levels are currently at about 45 per cent. The recycled water project is due to be finished early next year.
The Queensland Conservation Council (QCC) said earlier today the Government should concentrate on educating the public about recycled water rather than delay its introduction.
QCC spokesman Toby Hutcheon said the community needed to be reassured about the safety and necessity of recycled water.
"What we believe is that the Water Commission has failed to reassure the community about the safety and the necessity of recycled water," he said.
9:07 PM, November 26, 2008
There is time now for a referendum - So ANNA do the right thing and CALL one.
9:42 PM, November 26, 2008
40% is hardly "only in an emergency situation"
9:43 PM, November 26, 2008
Just wondering...
Are members of the QWC subject to the same levels of transparency and disclosure laws, as people elected to government?
10:00 PM, November 26, 2008
This government can have the dams at 40% anytime they want and all that will stop them is rain and full dams.
There must be big money waiting at the end of this game and that is what the Toowoomba people always said " Follow the money trail".
It's not too hard to do.
There is another big question left hanging out there and that is what ever realy happened to the Nabibian plant?
Are all the people well and healthy?
They do not want to talk about this one and I wonder why?
10:20 PM, November 26, 2008
I heard - it was it too expensive to run - too expensive to maintain and too expensive to produce the water - chemicals to clean the water cost more than the amount they were able to charge for the water - in other words it was a big lemon .... ????
7:31 AM, November 27, 2008
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