Water Forever workshop
This Wednesday I’m going to the Water Forever Options workshop, held by the Water Corporation here in WA. The day will feature presentations about water use, efficiency, sources, recycling, climate change and so on, with a “Have Your Say” section as well. I don’t really have much to say myself, but I’m interested to learn what the Water Corp is doing about getting enough water for our growing population.
I got involved by visiting their Water Forever website. It’s got a survey where you can answer questions about your thoughts on the future of water use in WA, and information about the figures the Water Corp is using to project our expected water use over the next 50 years. It’s very detailed and there are lots of downloads so you can see how their plans are coming along.
I’ll report back on the workshop later this week. It’s reminded me that one of my resolutions this year was to make my home more waterwise - I haven’t done much towards this yet, but a few weeks ago I did ask the Water Corp how much water I was actually using so I’d have some numbers to compare against. They very kindly sent me a spreadsheet showing the results of their meter readings since we moved in. We’re currently using about 146kL a year, so I hope we can get this down a bit.
June 9th, 2008 at 3:53 pm
One of the most appalling things here in Libya (aside from, you know, the human rights abuses) is the shocking absence of any sense of water as a precious resource. Locals here are puzzled by the expats’ use of chlorine in their pools…why, they just change the water every four days. As in, they completely drain and re-fill their pools twice a week. And what you use in a year seems to be about what they pour on their lawns a week to keep them healthy and green during the long summers. The Man Made River was a great technical accomplishment, but it’s rapidly draining non-replenishable sources of water, and it’s not just affecting Libya but neighbouring countries as well. Water is one of those global issues that is going to cause wars.
June 9th, 2008 at 10:02 pm
I wanted to go as well but took up relief teaching at TAFE for the last zeven weeks of this semester on Wednesdays and Thursdays….
I am looking forward to see the feedback from you!
June 10th, 2008 at 10:42 am
No worries, Wilma, I’ll be sure to report on it. Good luck with the relief teaching too!
June 10th, 2008 at 10:43 am
Wendy, that seems so strange to me - I know Aussies are pretty wasteful with our water, but you’d think that people living next to the Sahara would be a bit more careful. I guess we all need to realise what a limited resource it is.