Water Quandaries

I have seen worse, I didn’t realise actew were particularly bad at this. You’ve got it admit it is generous of them to “voluntarily offset the additional greenhouse gases generated by the projects”

I don’t have a problem with water prices rising if it is justified, however I think it a bit rich with the amount of money they [Actew] spend on self gratification and pour into every function and public event and that happens, not to mention glassworks etc. If I want to give money to these organisations, I’ll do it myself. Perhaps if they didn’t waste so much money the price of water, electricity etc. could be reduced. And we don’t even have the option of going elswhere because now they’re going to buy the opposition…

sux to be you… my 90KL tank is almost full due the rain over the last few months 🙂

@aa: Sure, the middle east may not have water issues, but their hardly an ideal long term environmental model to wish for. Eek!

@Sammy: I think MrE will agree with you, he’s just a bit more cynical than you, that’s all.

To the contrary Mr Evil, those with rainwater tanks should be given an ongoing rebate for both lessening the need for increased water storage infrastructure, and reducing the stress on the stormwater infrastructure.

I’m waiting for ACTEW to suugeest that all rainwater tanks be registered so they can start charging people for collecting rainwater off their own roof!

In ‘planning’ I believe. To have a specific figure of 78 GL for the enlarged cotter dam implies some planning has certainly taken place.
http://www.actew.com.au/News/ArticleDetail.aspx?id=790
http://www.actew.com.au/WaterSecurity/enlarging_cotter_dam.aspx

Other things happening:
http://www.actew.com.au/WaterSecurity/measures_in_progress.aspx

I believe now organisations can obtain free recycled water as a result of improvements to the Molonglo Treatment Works..

Middle eastern countries often use desalination since they have little other choice and ample fossil fuels. I would imagine recycled water is a more viable solution here.
I believe due to the upgrades of the

We have been paying for years now for a new dam in Canberra, but where is it? One thing you got to look at is why countries in the middle east that are deserts don’t have water restrictions or problems with water? I think our biggest problem is that in 5 years from now when we don’t have issues with water, we forget about it and don’t do anything to prevent it. It’s not just water, its everything in general, once the crisis is over, people forget about it and rarely do anything to prevent it from happening again.

i agree gregw, water is undervalued and should be priced according to its real value; then we’ll see genuine behaviour change effecting real environmental benefits.

i also think, though, that water rsstrictions should include some capacity for growing food (vege gardens) domestically.

There is no allowed water usage, just a target.

I’m a low income earner but I myself am sick of ACTOSS’s whining, water is undervalued. If these price increases are going to fund infrastructure as claimed by Actew then get on with it..

One idea we were talking about at my work the other day was changing the allowed water usage based on how many people live in a house. eg, why should a house that is occupied by 1 person be allowed the same amount of water as a house with 5 or 6 people in it?