Australian university students with something “eco” on their minds are being asked to step forward with their ideas on sustainable energy solutions for the 2009 Bayer-UNEP Eco-Minds Forum, and be in with a chance to represent Australia at an International Forum in Auckland, New Zealand. In partnership with the United Nations Environmental Program (UNEP), the [...]
The Age reports of an ongoing tug of war within the Victorian State Governments on the viability of desalination plants verses rainwater tanks. The Age mentions they have obtained a report by by University of Melbourne systems scientist and microbiologist Peter Coombs which appear to challenge the Government’s big-project desalination direction. In one report Peter [...]
The Southern Nevada Water Authority (SNWA), in partnership with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s WaterSense programar holding a Water Smart Innovations Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada from October 8-10, 2008. Billed as the largest conference of its kind in the world, this inaugural conference and expo will showcasing new water efficiency technology to industry and [...]
The Brisbane Times has reported that the Brisbane City Council has suffered a significant blow out in their budget for rainwater tank rebates. So far rainwater tank rebates have cost Brisbane City Council in excess of $12.6 million, more than they has budgeted for in 2007-08. I’m sure the council isn’t impressed with this, but [...]
The Age reports that Level 6 water restrictions have been announced by the Queensland state government on Monday the 12th November. See my previous post about Stage 6 Water restrictions and what they mean.
Here’s a 3 minute video from Retriever Communications, in cooperation with Sydney Water, on the benefits of using a field inspection program called the Love Your Garden program. The campaign is aiming to help Sydney siders reduce the amount of water wasted on gardens. View the Love Your Garden video.
The Queensland government had suggest that level 6 water restrictions will soon be in place for South East Queensland. The draft for level 6 water restrictions seems to focus more on businesses than individuals, so there’s no real surprises for home users. Here’s what this will mean for domestic water use: penalties for water use [...]
Water tank experts have expressed concerns over the safety of some water tank instillations. Experts are suggesting that if rainwater tanks have not been installed on a solid base, the footing may become unstable causing safety issues around homes. They have also suggested that plastics used in imported tanks may degrade quickly in harsh Australian [...]
Year 7 Berwick (Victoria) school kids from Kambrya College have begun a water saving initiative to reduce their average daily collective water use from 3800 down to 1000 litres. Some of the water saving initiatives include reducing shower times and recycling gray water to the garden with buckets placed in the shower. See the Star [...]
Treehugger has an interesting report on the issue of world wide water table levels. The article states that many countries are over pumping their aquifers and that the current level of water harvesting from these aquifers is unsustainable. When the aquifers run dry, irrigation of farmland will be reduced, thus reducing food supplies. Check out [...]
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