I've been writing a post on possible strategies for dealing with stormwater in our neighbourhood (inspired by the wet wet day we've had today). But I thought I might post a quick roundup on the weeks water news...

Water costs tipped to more than double
Because of the cost of new infrastructure, and the fact that the water supplies are at 30.6%, down about 5% from this time last year. So maybe, contrary to my earlier suggestion, an investment in water infrastructure could end up paying for itself afterall...

and...

Bizarre solutions to water crisis
Apparently someone in the Queenland government said something about shipping water from Japan.

and...

Rainwater tanks could save public $600m
Taxpayers could save big money if all new houses installed tanks and raingardens - apparently a lot of that saving is from reducing the amount of water which enters the stormwater system.