Fed: Third of all water to be recycled by 2015 under Labor govt

AAP General News (Australia)
08-23-2006
Fed: Third of all water to be recycled by 2015 under Labor govt

A third of all water will have to be recycled by 2015 under a federal Labor government.

Fairfax newspapers report .. Shadow Environment Minister .. ANTHONY ALBANESE .. will
today announce the policy .. designed to make capital cities manage water better.

Mr ALBANESE says water use and supply in urban Australia is a national crisis.

He says water recycling must be prioritised because it's cost effective .. uses less
energy than alternatives and has minimal waste.

The Shadow Minister says the water recycling projects would be funded by a body to
be created .. called Infrastructure Australia.

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KEYWORD: WATER ALBANESE (SYDNEY)

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