12 November 2004

Australian water crisis: preview for the west

BBC NEWS | World | Asia-Pacific | Australia in grip of water crisis:

It looks to me as if Australia is having to endure a foretaste of things to come for the developed world in thinking about water as a result of recent drought. For example in Sydney

"each resident was allowed to use up 150 litres per day, the equivalent of three 5-minute showers. He has warned that without significant rainfall Goulburn's supplies will reach a 'critical level' by July 2005. 'The goal would be for the community to fundamentally change the way it uses water,' Mr O'Rourke said."



So it could be too that Australis pioneers a differnet way with water and we can learn from it. Watch that space.

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