Give scrutiny to draft water strategy effect on watertable

What would you think if you went into your kitchen, turned on the tap, and nothing happened?

Initially I suppose, you'd think: "Ah, they must be working on the mains and I missed the notification."

Then, when you talked to the neighbours and found that they too had no water and no advance warning, you might start to worry slightly.

After all, we've grown accustomed to an uninterrupted and plentiful supply of "potable" water at an incredibly cheap price per litre.

It's our right isn't it? Why shouldn't this continue forever?

The people who are tasked with making sure that this scenario never happens here are, of course, at Central Coast Council.

I'm concerned that the council's Draft Water Supply Security Plan is not getting nearly enough scrutiny from Peninsula residents.

Do you know exactly where your water comes from?

If you don't, the council has produced a rather nifty animated presentation which will show you.

It's called Central Coast Water Supply System - Animation. It's on You Tube and was put up six months ago.

When I looked last week, there had only been 231 views.

There are other videos which help simplify and explain the Council's draft plan for water security. These have had even less views.

The draft plan and links to all of the You Tube videos and numerous fact sheets can be found at https://www.yourvoiceourcoast.com/all-projects/planning-our-water-future.

The Council asserts that the absolute cheapest, and therefore inevitable, option for supplying up to five megalitres of extra water per day in the event of a prolonged drought is groundwater via bores, mainly located at Woy Woy.

Most of the investigations regarding capacity, sustainability and effects on flora and fauna do not appear to have been carried out yet.

They are not published in the reports and are mentioned in the future tense.

If you are in any way concerned about the future of the water table on the Peninsula, take a look at the Council's draft plan.

If you don't and the taps stop working, the main person to be angry with will be yourself.

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Email, 17 Sep 2021

Francis Wiffen, Woy Woy