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Excerpt from ABC News:

Springborg vows to abolish Water Commission

26 November 2007

Queensland Opposition leader Lawrence Springborg says the Water Commission is an "arm of the Labor Party", which he would scrap.

Premier Anna Bligh says she will accept whatever advice she gets from the Commission today on when recycled water should be added to the dams in south-east Queensland.

The Commission is meeting today to give the Premier new advice about when to add recycled water to south-east dams.

Mr Springborg says under the LNP, a minister would be responsible for water decisions.

"In recent times the Water Commission seems to basically be saying and doing what the government that's appointed it has actually said," he said.

"Proof perfect will be in the next day or so, or even today's meeting, when they come back and we'll see if they give the Premier what she's hoping for."

The Government was initially going to introduce recycled water into the state's drinking supply early next year but yesterday it announced that it would be reviewing that aim.

The Opposition has seized on the review, saying it shows the Government is poised to back down on recycled water.

See - LNP to scrap QWC.