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Originally Posted by Varangian
I have a friend who has an advisory role with DSE. I will not state who they are and what their position is. A discussion they overheard recently was that DSE are developing a new Water Act and that they intend to install meters on people's rain water tanks, enforceable by law. WTF! The argument appears to be that the Feds own rain now (I am 100% serious). Needless to say that we are both quite shocked by this. My understanding is that this proposed regulation to a (revised) Water Act is not common knowledge.
My main issue is what service is being provided here that we should now be paying for capturing nature's goodness?
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Sorry John, old news
I heard about this years ago and it hasn't happened yet.
Here is a 2007 article from the Herald Sun:
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/archives...-1111112828043
As the article states "Legally, all water in Australia is vested in governments." If this is true and they make this claim go through, does that mean they are also responsible for any damage that water does? It would probably make an interesting court case, maybe
I doubt it will happen any time soon, as the cost of implementation on existing tanks would be prohibitive, and if they make the householder of existing tanks pay for the installation of meters, there would be a huge outcry, I suspect? But then again, maybe not, as there wasn't much of an outcry, here in WA, about restrictions on the use of bore water.
However, one thing is certain, governments will always find ways to make you pay.......more!
I am almost certain there is a guy, in a dark little room in a basement somewhere, whose sole job is to think up ways to rip our guts out through our wallets!!!! That's what governments are for?
