WATER: "Extent of waste for drinking revealed"

The Australian
7 November 2008

MORE than 30 million litres a day of industrial and hospital waste will be recycled as drinking water for the residents of southeast Queensland.

The extent of the quantity of so-called "trade" waste that is dumped in the region's sewerage system emerged in figures provided to The Australian yesterday by the Brisbane City Council.

Recycled water will account for between 10 per cent and 25per cent of the drinking water supply for the region from early next year...

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