Has this world gone nuts?
I think so... soon we will only be allowed to eat at restaurants...
Conservation? I really wonder... what about cleaning the cloth bags... water used... electricity... soap....
Interesting example about water down under.... water parks etc... $$M of infrastructure set up...
Wheatbelt towns to get stormwater storage
Story Added : 07th June 2012
The Minister for Agriculture and Food says several towns in Western Australia's wheatbelt will benefit from a proposal to trap and store stormwater for irrigation.
The $2 million project will conserve stormwater for use on amenities like parks and sporting ovals.
The exact location of the storage devices has not yet been determined but will be chosen on a needs basis.
Minister Terry Redman says if the program is successful it is possible it could be implemented in other regional communities.
"This will be an initiative to try and assist those communities to keep water on their ovals, to keep it green, to keep the amenities looking such a way that it is going to attract and keep people in their communities," he said.
"So it's got a social outcome and certainly a regional development outcome.
"Hopefully we can repeat it around the place in future years."
Mr Redman says rural communities that find it difficult to meet the cost of irrigation in summer will benefit from the plan.
"When you have summer storms go through, there's a whole heap of rain that literally runs off and goes down the creeks," he said.
"This is going to be putting in place some sort of catchment facility so that that water can be reused at different times of the year to be able to put on to all those other areas that support the social amenity, which is so critical to those these small regional communities."
Wheatbelt Natural Resource Management says it will work with the Department of Agriculture and Food to deliver the project.
The group says any town that is considering applying needs to already have established water management plans.
The acting CEO of the group, Natasha Woods, says there is strong community support for the project.
"We know the community wants to do this," she said.
"The Department of Water did a ring around the 35 shires that are in our wheatbelt area a couple of years back to see who was doing water recycling and who wanted to do more. The answer was just about everyone's already doing it and every single place wants to do more."
She says the towns will be chosen based on specific criteria.
"We will be getting on board an officer who will be setting up a list of selection criteria so that towns can apply," she said.
"We've got a rough idea who it will be. We're only interested in working with towns in the first instance that have established water management plans.
"So they already know about their water balance and what will be best for their town."
http://www.efarming.com.au/News/agricultural/07/06/2012/171632/wheatbelt-towns-to-get-stormwater-storage.html
I think so... soon we will only be allowed to eat at restaurants...
Conservation? I really wonder... what about cleaning the cloth bags... water used... electricity... soap....
Interesting example about water down under.... water parks etc... $$M of infrastructure set up...
Wheatbelt towns to get stormwater storage
Story Added : 07th June 2012
The Minister for Agriculture and Food says several towns in Western Australia's wheatbelt will benefit from a proposal to trap and store stormwater for irrigation.
The $2 million project will conserve stormwater for use on amenities like parks and sporting ovals.
The exact location of the storage devices has not yet been determined but will be chosen on a needs basis.
Minister Terry Redman says if the program is successful it is possible it could be implemented in other regional communities.
"This will be an initiative to try and assist those communities to keep water on their ovals, to keep it green, to keep the amenities looking such a way that it is going to attract and keep people in their communities," he said.
"So it's got a social outcome and certainly a regional development outcome.
"Hopefully we can repeat it around the place in future years."
Mr Redman says rural communities that find it difficult to meet the cost of irrigation in summer will benefit from the plan.
"When you have summer storms go through, there's a whole heap of rain that literally runs off and goes down the creeks," he said.
"This is going to be putting in place some sort of catchment facility so that that water can be reused at different times of the year to be able to put on to all those other areas that support the social amenity, which is so critical to those these small regional communities."
Wheatbelt Natural Resource Management says it will work with the Department of Agriculture and Food to deliver the project.
The group says any town that is considering applying needs to already have established water management plans.
The acting CEO of the group, Natasha Woods, says there is strong community support for the project.
"We know the community wants to do this," she said.
"The Department of Water did a ring around the 35 shires that are in our wheatbelt area a couple of years back to see who was doing water recycling and who wanted to do more. The answer was just about everyone's already doing it and every single place wants to do more."
She says the towns will be chosen based on specific criteria.
"We will be getting on board an officer who will be setting up a list of selection criteria so that towns can apply," she said.
"We've got a rough idea who it will be. We're only interested in working with towns in the first instance that have established water management plans.
"So they already know about their water balance and what will be best for their town."
http://www.efarming.com.au/News/agricultural/07/06/2012/171632/wheatbelt-towns-to-get-stormwater-storage.html
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