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I did get around to considering some of the drastic short term measures we could implement to save of skins. Any thoughts ? 1) Investigate and organise tankers to bring water from Tasmania to replenish our dams. Is this possible? Practical? How much water can be delivered? What infrastructure will be required? Are there available vessels? Can we book them?2) Investigate every large scale water using business and see how effectively they can reduce/reuse/recyle water. If absolutely necessary consider closing down some businesses if we believe drinking water deserves to be ahead of business water.3) How can we reduce the amount of water that goes up the chimneys and out the rivers in our power stations? Is there an engineering solution within 4-6 months ? Perhaps even a short term one? (Close down a coal fired power station ? Replace it with gas ? )4) Have a mass building campaign to store water off all the largest buildings in Melbourne. What little rain we get we need to hold.5) Similarly attempt to hold and store any storm run off. Given that spring is our last realistic time for rain short of summer storms this and the previous item need to be a very quick priority.6) Investigate and instigate projects to reduce evaporation from all dams. I understand there is an oily film which largely reduces evaporation.7) Have a mass education program with the objective of reducing domestic and commercial water use to previously unseen levels. Remember the water we save today we will be drinking in May..8) Back up the previous action with the provision of instant remote water monitoring capabilities to businesses and households. I understand these have been available and fitted for at least 12 months. They need to be rolled out. Start with the highest water users.9) Get Federal support for this national emergency. It will need some overriding legislation and some very direct funds.10) Finally ensure that we don’t irrevocably destroy our river and environment systems in this crisis through taking too much water out. Otherwise we create a situation from which we simply cannot recover. (i.e losing all of Melbs trees…)
I did get around to considering some of the drastic short term measures we could implement to save of skins. Any thoughts ?
1) Investigate and organise tankers to bring water from Tasmania to replenish our dams. Is this possible? Practical? How much water can be delivered? What infrastructure will be required? Are there available vessels? Can we book them?
2) Investigate every large scale water using business and see how effectively they can reduce/reuse/recyle water. If absolutely necessary consider closing down some businesses if we believe drinking water deserves to be ahead of business water.
3) How can we reduce the amount of water that goes up the chimneys and out the rivers in our power stations? Is there an engineering solution within 4-6 months ? Perhaps even a short term one? (Close down a coal fired power station ? Replace it with gas ? )
4) Have a mass building campaign to store water off all the largest buildings in Melbourne. What little rain we get we need to hold.
5) Similarly attempt to hold and store any storm run off. Given that spring is our last realistic time for rain short of summer storms this and the previous item need to be a very quick priority.
6) Investigate and instigate projects to reduce evaporation from all dams. I understand there is an oily film which largely reduces evaporation.
7) Have a mass education program with the objective of reducing domestic and commercial water use to previously unseen levels. Remember the water we save today we will be drinking in May..
8) Back up the previous action with the provision of instant remote water monitoring capabilities to businesses and households. I understand these have been available and fitted for at least 12 months. They need to be rolled out. Start with the highest water users.
9) Get Federal support for this national emergency. It will need some overriding legislation and some very direct funds.
10) Finally ensure that we don’t irrevocably destroy our river and environment systems in this crisis through taking too much water out. Otherwise we create a situation from which we simply cannot recover. (i.e losing all of Melbs trees…)
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