A major scientific report says city water authorities should be allowed to buy water from farmers to sustain the growing urban population. The CSIRO says without reform, water costs in metropolitan areas could rise more than 10 times over the next 25 years.
The report from the CSIRO and Monash University predicts Perth, Brisbane and Sydney will be the worst affected cities with the price of water jumping up to 10 times unless better reforms are put in place.
How come these scientists don't point out that phasing out cattle production, in fact all intensive farming, uses up far more water than domestic water consumption? It's pretty certain that using a little less water in the shower, eg, won't have any impact at all.
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