The irony of that statement would not be lost on anyone living in flood affected parts of Victoria, New South Wales or Queensland during what has been the wettest period in recent Australian history, or that clean water for drinking and washing down is similarly in short supply after floodwaters abate.
Decisions to reduce water restrictions in early spring 2010 seem almost prescient against the backdrop of torrential rains and floods that followed.
How can we balance the need to conserve water against such a backdrop?
While it is certain that dam storage levels overall received welcome boosts, the scale of damage across the country is expected to run into billions of dollars.
How much of that will be invested in flood mitigation? How can we combine the need for flood mitigation with the drive to harvest stormwater?
One certainty in the face of floods of such dramatic proportions is that few structural measures would have offered any significant mitigating effects.
However that should not deter us from considering the benefits stormwater harvesting offers under normal circumstances.
Part of a comprehensive suite of pre-cast, modular stormwater treatment and storage options, RainVaultâ„¢ from Humes Water Solutions can be rapidly constructed to harvest stormwater for non potable uses, in a variety of configurations adaptable to most sites.
Humes Water Solutions can offer councils expert assistance to keep stormwater out of buildings while harvesting it for gardens, ovals and reserves, where it is most required.
For further information visit www.humes.com.au
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