SWITCHBANKS
HAS BEEN ADVISED BY STUART A NSW RESIDENT 6.48 PM 1ST FEB 2007
I
believe that our state government dont seem to be doing enough
to get desalination plants up and running.
Its
all thinking about it....still .... were running out of time.
Where
I live in Lithgow N.S.W we are only on
stage 1 water restictions
Its
like our local council seems to think we have an endless supply
of water as our water comes from 2 sites.
Number
1 is the fish river and No 2 is from the Clarence coal mine
at Clarence.
The
water comes from an artesian bore and is stored at what they
Locally call the water works but I believe we should be placed
on the same level as everyone else in N.S.W an if we do... we
may be able to help another town who dont have any water at
all.
What
happens when we run out !!!
Could
you please look into this, as I cant seem to get anywhere with
The Greater Lithgow City council.
They
wont reply
Thanks
Stuart
H
SWITCHBANKS
REPLY TO STUARTS SITUATION
WE AT SWITCHBANKS ARE DEEPLY CONCERNED THAT " THE GREATER
LITHGOW CITY COUNCIL " THE COUNCIL COULD HOLD STAGE
1 WATER RESTRICTIONS FOR SUCH A DRY AREA AS LITHGOW. MAYBE THEY
HAVE SIMPLY NOT UPDATED THE WEBSITE.
COUNCIL
WEBSITE STATES THERE IS LEVEL 4 WATER RESTRICTIONS IN PLACE
FOR THE GREATER LITHGOW COUNCIL - UPDATE FROM THE COUNCIL WEBSITE
FROM JUNE 1ST.
SECONDLY,
WE WILL SEND A LETTER TO THE NSW GOVERNMENT OF YOUR CONCERNS
AND HOW DISCOMBOBULATED YOU FEEL BY YOUR LOCAL COUNCIL HOLDNG
A STAGE 1 WATER GRID ACROSS LITHGOW, AND ALSO REQUESTING WHY
YOU HAVE NOT RECEIVED A SENSIBLE RESPONSE TO YOUR VERY REAL
AND VALID CONCERNS.
Stuart
H in the greater area of Lithgow has tried to contact someone
at the LITHGOW CITY COUNCIL regarding the water restrictions
STAGE 1 CONCERN that he stated was in your area.
Nobody
is calling him back or giving Stuart an explanation as to why
the water grid is stage 1 if this is correct.
Could
you please respond via email to his situation by contacting
us if your website has not been updated of the water restrictons.
STAGE
1 IS NOT COMPLIANT WITH THE REST OF THE NSW STATE.
Lithgow
City Council wishes to advise that Level 4 Water Restrictions
are applicable across the local government area for residential
water consumers from 1 June 2007.
These
restrictions are:
Sprinklers,
hand held hoses & micro systems – 4 hours per day,
on an odds & evens system, between 6am – 8am and 5pm
– 7pm. Residents with an even house number can water within
these times on an even day, eg No 4 may water on 2 nd, 4 th,
6 th etc of the month and No 3 may water on 1 st, 3 rd, 5 th,
etc.
Filling and topping up of pools prohibited – except by
tank and bore water.
Paved and roofed areas may be washed by bucket only
Motor vehicles may be washed by buckets and trigger hoses only
RESPONSE
TO SWITCHBANKS - HOWEVER THEY UPDATED THE COUNCIL WEBSITE
- CASE CLOSED
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