Qld: Qld landowners saving water

AAP General News (Australia)
04-08-2005
Qld: Qld landowners saving water

BRISBANE, April 8 AAP - Western Queensland landowners have saved almost 50,000 megalitres
of water a year under the Great Artesian Basin Sustainability Initiative.

Through the initiative, 137 free-flowing bores have been capped and 3,223km of open
bore drains replaced by 5,144km of piping between 1999 and 2004.

"This program is a credit to the landowners who have taken government assistance, and
put in their own money and time to make genuine water savings," said federal Conservation
Minister Senator Ian Macdonald.

"This has resulted in water savings of almost 50,000 megalitres a year in Queensland.

"While those living in cities should be praised for taking shorter showers, in the
country, they do things bigger and better."

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