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Study plugs hi-tech solution to water leaks
10 Dec 2004
Better management of Murrumbidgee River water using pipes, meters and new technology could save 900 billion litres a year at a cost of $824 million, a study funded by cardboard box magnate Richard Pratt shows. The study concludes that better water use would allow increased environmental flows in the river and also generate an extra $293 million a year of farm production. The study found 1,334 billion litres a year, almost a third of the river's flow, was lost through leaks, evaporation and overuse, or was unaccounted for due to inadequate control.
The Age, 10/12/04
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