NSW: Water levels should seen desalination plant scrapped: Oppn

AAP General News (Australia)
02-15-2008
NSW: Water levels should seen desalination plant scrapped: Oppn

The New South Wales opposition has called for the scrapping of the two billion dollar
desalination plant at Kurnell because of recent good rainfalls .. and the promise of more
to come.

Opposition water spokesman CHRIS HARTCHER says Premier MORRIS IEMMA should scrap the
desalination plant.

In a statement .. Mr HARTCHER says dam levels are now more than double Mr IEMMA'S trigger
point .. but he continues to build the one-point-eight billion dollar white elephant.

He says instead .. the government should pursue the environmentally responsible and
economically sensible options of stormwater harvesting and recycling.

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