WATER WASTAGE - A CONSUMER'S GUIDE
Step 1 Neglect your water storage.
By diverting funds from water storage projects to drug awareness programs and cosseting the mentally ill, everyone has to suffer. That's the essence of democracy in our once-proud State. Victoria's water storage used to be the envy of the civilisd world, but sadly it has fallen into disrepute.
Step 2 Privatise the water providers
One of the great conceits of third millennium is that private enterprise knows how to do things. Whatever it is, put it in the hands of a private company and that'll see you right. And yet, here we are with no improvements to water storage and the Government telling us to restrict our use of a resource they don't even own. Still, we could worse - imagine if our water supply depended on a corrupt, incompetent charity. Or better yet, go to Africa and see it for real.
Step 3 Storm Water is Clean
Storm water can be left just to run into the rivers. What could be cleaner than the guttering on our car-infested rubbish-strewn public thoroughfares? Just about anything that hasn't been used as an atom bomb test range, really. But that shouldn't stop you just letting the water go straight into the river and straight into the bay.
Step 4 Blame it on the weather
Tell people that drought is inevitable. They'll believe that and they might be right, too. But flood is just as inevitable, so it's important to not take advantage of that.
Step 5 Wind Turbines + Solar Cells = Fresh Water
Huh? If we use expensive and inefficient methods of generating electric power, Gaia will forgive us and turn on the taps. I repeat, 'huh?'
Step 6 Hold an Election
If you lose, it's no longer your problem. If you win, you can inflict even more punishment on people whose only crime is to want a garden. Where can they go?
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Last revised: Monday March 28, 2011 05:22:30 PM