Soooooo, how's this weather?

[therisingblues]

Thanks Roxy. I now know 100 % more about water management in the Murray/Darling basin than I did about two weeks ago.
Who knows, if it helps the river overall, perhaps my tunnel/irrigation scheme will come to fruition.

[The Sleeping Giant]

Hopefully the reintroduction of the dodo will help also.

[helicopterking]

Wake up at 5.45am, 27 degrees already. Not a pleasant day ahead.

[Bully]

Predicted 150mm of rain for SE QLD over the next 2 days, (and yes, it will fall on the eastern side of the ranges) just maikng that clear before the arguement of we should capture that water and send it to south australia debate starts again.

[CENTURION]

and where will that predicted 150mm of water go?
BTW, Qld doesn't send the water anywhere, it's not pumped.

[CENTURION]

maybe we could build a massive series of aquaducts, like the Romans did all those years ago. Beautiful race, the Romans

[The Sleeping Giant]

and where will that predicted 150mm of water go?

Out to sea.

[CENTURION]

and where will that predicted 150mm of water go?

Out to sea.

gee, that's a really good plan. So, dam the bejeezus out of it on THIS side of the GDR but let it go out to sea on the other side. When this happens, do they all go NA NA NA NA NA?

[The Sleeping Giant]

Well Qld have enough water on the other side of the gdr.

[CENTURION]

Well Qld have enough water on the other side of the gdr.

so, pump it back into rivers on the other side.

[The Sleeping Giant]

Why would Qld do that when they have enough water?

[CENTURION]

because they will be told to, by an independent body or organisation that runs & controls all the Australian waterways. For example, in S.A. there is a save the murray levy that everyone has to pay, whether you use river water or not.

[The Sleeping Giant]

So you are saying the federal government will pay to pump water from east to west qld.

[Ian]

So you are saying the federal government will pay to pump water from east to west qld.

That would be as cost prohibitive as the long talked about pipeline from Lake Argyle to the Southern States, while in theory both great ideas, they will never happen due to the cost

[Bully]

the water will fall in the dams and catchments provided to SE QLD.

[Bully]

because they will be told to, by an independent body or organisation that runs & controls all the Australian waterways. For example, in S.A. there is a save the murray levy that everyone has to pay, whether you use river water or not.

i would think the federal government would make that choice? Not trying to be smart here , i am just not sure. But i believe it would be the feds, not an independant body or organsiation that would make a choice like that

[Bully]

and where will that predicted 150mm of water go?

Out to sea.

gee, that's a really good plan. So, dam the bejeezus out of it on THIS side of the GDR but let it go out to sea on the other side. When this happens, do they all go NA NA NA NA NA?

no, we just take 20 minute showers, run through the sprinklers on a hot day, water the driveway, jump in the puddles with our yellow rain boots on, go fishing off the 90th floor of the tallest building in the CBD, swim to work instead of drive, run naked down the street

[CENTURION]

and then whinge when the dams flood the lower reaches because there was too much water in them to handle a huge deluge.

[Bully]

maybe you should take up your frustrations with the QLD government, even better the Federal government, as it wont get you anywhere just posting about it on a football forum.

i also dont remeber you or anyone in SA, or any other state helping or offering help to us when we were in level 6 water restrictions only 3 years ago.we have had just the last 2 years of above average rainfall, which is very unusual.

[CENTURION]

we had a serious drought here too. maybe if we all worked together with a nation-wide action plan, in the future things might not end up the way that they did.