Cairns needs tens of millions of dollars to shore up its security of drinking water, but advocates say the city also needs to look at ways to reduce the amount of water being used.
Cairns is embarking on a $472 million project to bolster its supply of drinking water .Tens of millions of dollars in federal funding is still needed, and advocates say reducing demand should also be a priority.
"Our water use has come down a lot since the 1990s when we introduced water pricing and metering, but we think there is still a lot of work that can be done," said Bronwyn Opie from the Cairns and Far North Environment Centre.A 2015 council strategy identified several ways the city could reduce its demand for water, including a scheme to help retrofit showers, toilets, and swimming pools in tourist accommodation to be more efficient.
Cairns's population is expected to grow by 80,000 by 2041 and further stages of water security infrastructure, including a new dam, would eventually be required. Deep inside the permafrost lies a doomsday vault holding the seeds of humanity. Only one person has taken them out Women working in polar areas 'basically half naked to go to the toilet', a report into field work conditions finds
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