Report card foreshadows record spending
- From: Vol 9, Issue 9 (September 2008)
- Category: General
- Region: Asia
- Country: Australia
Urban water utilities in Australia spent over AUD2 billion on infrastructure last year – more than twice the previous annual figure. Water conservation programmes, meanwhile, have become victims of their own success.
The annual WSAA Report card 2007/2008: Performance of the Australian Urban Water Industry and Projections for the Future was launched on 3rd September by Penny Wong, the Minister for Climate Change and Water. Speaking at the event, Ross Young, Executive Director of the Water Services Association, observed that “climate change, population growth and the need to develop sustainable solutions ...
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