• No1
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    8 months ago

    Remember that Kurnell desal plant that was built to save us from droughts and Warragamba drying up? It cost billions, and cost us millions in maintenance even when it was not operating.

    Whatever THE FUCK happened to that?

    Also, searching ‘sydney water restrictions’ is a shitshow, pages leading to 404s, rubbish info,.so good luck even trying to do the right thing

    Does it even matter? Australia sold all it’s water

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      8 months ago

      Kurnell is currently mothballed, as in, it’s not operational until required again.

      The article mentions an upgrade to it the government is considering.

      Desal is an ok solution depending on if people can stomach the environmental impacts of another dam.

      • 🦘min0nim🦘
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        8 months ago

        Kurnell Is also tiny, it can supply bugger all water. Not like VIC’s Wonthaggi plant that can provide a massive proportion of Melbourne’s water.

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      8 months ago

      i think water restrictions were rebadged ‘water wise rules’ by some moron

  • TheHolm
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    8 months ago

    It is expected. This summer will be a shit show.

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    8 months ago

    Irrigating the sea of suburban lawns has been ramping up. Source Im a landscaper in the outer suburbs. We need better planning regulations, less turf, single famly homes and more rainwater havesting that isnt more large dams. Sydney’s stormwater infrastructure is designed to get water into rivers and out too sea as quickly as possible. We should be storing more stormwater for irrigating green spaces and we shouldnt be using our drinking water. Its not a sustanable model even with climate change making droughts more intense.