Section of the
Healthy Waterways website highlighting the problem of litter in Queensland waterways. Links to involvement through cleanup organisations, advice to keep waterways clean from activities around the home/property, and an audit of rubbish levels. Navigational links to information, publications, resources and events relating to
Healthy Waterways initiative.
http://www.healthywaterways.org/litter_problem.html
Section of the Healthy Waterways website featuring statics on an audit of rubbish in Queensland waterways. Links highlighting the litter problem, possible involvement through cleanup organisations, and advice to keep waterways clean from activities around the home/property, and an audit of rubbish levels. Navigational links to information, publications, resources and events relating to Healthy Waterways initiative.
http://www.healthywaterways.org/litter_campaign.html
Article in the newspaper The Australian, highlighting the falling water levels in dams and reservoirs around South East Queensland, and the need to switch to recycled water.
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,211
37805-7583,00.html
Article from 7 news online website presenting the prepared possibility of 100% recycled drinking water if reservoir dams drop to critical levels.
http://au.news.yahoo.com/070124/23/126is.html
Section of Queensland Government Natural Resources and Water website on toxic algal blooms that naturally occur in rivers, lakes and dams and how best to deal with them.
Includes downloadable plans and procedures to deal with such blooms, and the respective government areas to contact if there is an enquiry about such blooms.
http://www.nrw.qld.gov.au/water/blue_green/index.html
Article from the newspaper The Courier Mail, stating that recycled water alone will not be enough to combat the Queensland water crisis. Includes peoples comments and a related blog.
http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,211
33052-952,00.html