Exclusive: Audit says substantial effort to reduce emissions and limit climate change impacts needed to ensure catchment health
Sydney’s drinking water is unlikely to remain healthy unless the effects of the climate crisis are mitigated, according to a report handed to theAfter a three-year audit, the scathing assessment of the city’s water supply also found seven of the 18 key indicators for the water system’s health were worsening.
“It is unlikely that good land management practices and pollution regulation will maintain catchment health in future unless substantial effort is also made to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and limit climate change impacts,” the report read. The report concluded two of three indicators of water quality – raw water quality and nutrient concentrations – were worsening in many waterways.
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