doubts emerge over nlx water strategy

ref the australian 6/6/05 p.27

David Beattie ARID comments on water saving stretegy...

interesting to note...
'he questions the success of the rebate schemes in vic,nsw & act' and...
'rebates are not the governing factor to make people buy a rainwater tank' and...
'the problem is that if you buy a 4500 litre tank it will cost $1000 plus installation' and...
'theres no financial incentive to put a rain water tank in' he says

mr beattie also notes that 'the increase in tank sales has come about more due to the water restrictions' and 'that's a far greater incentive than offering a $150 or $300 rebate'

he also advises that 'while there has been a real focus on storage nylex have concentarated on recycling australia's massive grey water waste'