Fed: Governments need to focus on water demand, not supply

AAP General News (Australia)
04-20-2007
Fed: Governments need to focus on water demand, not supply

A water policy expert says the federal government must focus on urban water demand
.. and not just supply .. to address the Murray-Darling Basin water crisis.

Australian National University expert QUENTIN GRAFTON says the government needs to
take more notice of how much water's used by homes in cities and towns.

He says governments need to concentrate on better ways of reducing demand for water
.. like increasing its price instead of imposing tougher restrictions.

Dr GRAFTON says rain will eventually come .. but no one knows where or when.

But GRAEME PEARMAN .. who used to work for the CSIRO .. says we're not likely to get
a substantial amount of rain soon.

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