Fast-tracking Queensland’s recycled water
- From: Vol 8, Issue 6 (June 2007)
- Category: General
- Region: Asia
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Extra funding and an accelerated timetable smack of desperation on the part of the Queensland Government. At least the opinion polls are stacked in its favour.
The Western Corridor Recycled Water (WCRW) Project, one of the Queensland Government’s major initiatives to relieve water shortages in the drought-ravaged south-east region of the state, has been fast-tracked to ensure the region does not run dry.
In a recent statement, Queensland premier Peter Beattie declared: “It is sooner and it is bigger and, yes, it costs more.”
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