WA water crisis
On a flight up to Geraldton from Perth today I was surprised to hear from a fellow traveller who worked for WaterCorp that the water infrastructure for the whole of Western Australia was in CRISIS.Not only do we have a serious problem with over use and lack of reliable rainfall, we have such a serious problem maintaining a supply for all of the tree change and 
sea change people to the south west that the dams are being suplimented by desalinated water and rivers are now requiring serious and very expensive treatment due to degraded water quality as a result of land clearing and poor agricultural practices.
sea change people to the south west that the dams are being suplimented by desalinated water and rivers are now requiring serious and very expensive treatment due to degraded water quality as a result of land clearing and poor agricultural practices.It is clear- water needs of growing communities must be factored into cost of development.
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