An interesting article in the Weekend Australian by Asa Wahlquist
See http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/st ... 49,00.html
A Nations Liquidity at Stake
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Great article Duane and a good advert for Peters principles. It dismays me to see how our environment has suffered even just in my lifetime and how we take for granted what we have. The lack of water is astounding. I can remember as a youngster not being able to go out on Weekends during winter because of the rain. Nowadays, you don't even need to think about taking a rain coat
Governments seem to take the easy way out these days. Example is the Sugarloaf Pipeline where they will pipe water from the Goulburn down to Melbourne. This comes out of Eildon Weir which is 13% full or 87% empty. But still they bring in 1000 people per week into Melbourne. Go figure.
Seems that fashions, fast cars and petrol etc are more inportant than the real issues
Governments seem to take the easy way out these days. Example is the Sugarloaf Pipeline where they will pipe water from the Goulburn down to Melbourne. This comes out of Eildon Weir which is 13% full or 87% empty. But still they bring in 1000 people per week into Melbourne. Go figure.
Seems that fashions, fast cars and petrol etc are more inportant than the real issues
Some Councils are getting the message about slowly water....this is from the NRM Newletter for Local Government:
"Slowing stormwater in upland swamps
Blue Mountains City Council is working hard to protect upland swamps at seven sites from the impacts of stormwater run-off with funding from the Hawkesbury Nepean CMA. The project focuses on soft-engineering solutions, including the creation of a chain of pools to reduce erosion from run-off and prevent further channelisation which occurs when the peat layer of the swamp is disturbed. The project aims to drive water back into the swamp substrate to rehydrate the swamp which has been drying out due to a drop in the water table. Over time organic material will build up behind the organic structures (coir logs and jute matting) and fill up the channels to help restore the natural hydrology of the swamps."
"Slowing stormwater in upland swamps
Blue Mountains City Council is working hard to protect upland swamps at seven sites from the impacts of stormwater run-off with funding from the Hawkesbury Nepean CMA. The project focuses on soft-engineering solutions, including the creation of a chain of pools to reduce erosion from run-off and prevent further channelisation which occurs when the peat layer of the swamp is disturbed. The project aims to drive water back into the swamp substrate to rehydrate the swamp which has been drying out due to a drop in the water table. Over time organic material will build up behind the organic structures (coir logs and jute matting) and fill up the channels to help restore the natural hydrology of the swamps."