Vic: Yarra rejuvenation plan will do little, opposition

AAP General News (Australia)
04-20-2006
Vic: Yarra rejuvenation plan will do little, opposition

The Victorian opposition says a plan to pump back an extra 20 billion litres of water
into Melbourne's Yarra River each year .. will do little to solve serious pollution problems.

Opposition environment spokesman DAVID DAVIS says the scheme .. to be detailed by acting
premier JOHN THWAITES today .. fails to address the ongoing problem of sewage in the river.

Under the plan .. the amount of water that's able to be taken from the Yarra for drinking
and irrigation will be cut.

The saved water will be stored .. and then sent back down the river at different times
of the year to help the environment.

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KEYWORD: YARRA (MELBOURNE)

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