Having endured droughts and floods, residents in outback NSW are dealing with the stench and clean up of millions of rotting fish as authorities work to protect drinking water.
There’s been a lot of water cooler talk that Canberra’s much-loved tap water has been tasting a bit different lately, with some locals suggesting the once award-winning drop now tastes earthy or musty.
To make sure Canberra has a strong and secure water supply into the future, the ACT Government will set up a new Office for Water this month, water minister Shane Rattenbury announced today.
A water quality expert insists that Queanbeyan’s proposed new sewage plant must be designed to remove algae-stimulating phosphorus from effluent entering Lake Burley Griffin.
