HW policy – water down the drain
May 18th, 2008 |
According to a leading water management expert Hunter Water’s water policy is a litany of spin and failure. Professor Charles Essery from the University of Western Sydney argues that water policy is ad hoc and based on:
- The climate excuse.
- Policy development under crisis.
- The by-passing of due-process.
- Policy is political, non-resource based and NOT based on sound economics and science.
- Community and non-urban users are isolated from decisions.
In two separate documents (Sustainable Urban Water Management and Overview of sustainable water supplies for the Hunter and Centra Coast regions, without the construction of a new dam at Tillegra) Prof. Essery examines the unsustainable urban water strategies for Sydney, and the Hunter and Central Coast regions and proposes sustainable alternatives. continue reading » »