The ABC brings word that the National Botanic Gardens have, after these many long years of drought, managed to get approval for a system to extract water out of Lake Burley Griffin, just as the Royal Canberra golf course does for the benefit of its members.
- NCA chief executive Gary Rake says it will save the gardens thousands of dollars each year.
“This will mean they’ll be able to use a much cheaper and environmentally more acceptable source to maintain the gardens rather than having to pay for and draw from the urban water supply,” he said.
Mr Rake says the deal took months to reach because there is a cap on the amount of water that can be drawn from the Molonglo catchment.
Hurray!
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