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Our dams are barely 50% full, the heat has begun, how long is an acceptable shower? How often do you bathe?

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[–] wildwhitehorses@aussie.zone 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

People are funny about reclaimed water. I guess it comes down to not understanding the science?

[–] vipaal@aussie.zone 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Understandable

Still, when lobbying for green energy, tagging along sullege reuse even if it is for a prototype feels like an easy win. If nothing else, send treated sullege to replenish the aquifers or something. That said, thanks for responding. I'm not educated enough to make any strong argument for or against it. So remains a curiosity

[–] wildwhitehorses@aussie.zone 2 points 1 day ago

So we do this already, we were pumpinging it into the aquifers up at Gnangara