Regional communities are taking steps to ward off a ‘day zero’, when their water runs out, as supplies become scarcer in drought conditions.
Drought-stricken communities in Australia at risk of facing a ‘day zero’ when water supplies dry up are holding out hope the dire threat won't come to a head.
“But as far as domestic water is concerned our residents know that it is safe and secure at the moment.” ABC reports that an analysis of data provided by state and local governments has found drought conditions have left 55 towns at risk of running out of water in a worst-case scenario. UNSW Professor Greg Leslie is Director of the university’s Global Water Institute and has more than two decades experience in the water industry.
While coastal areas can use desalination plants, many regional communities are reliant on storm-water recycling, dams and localised desalination units to improve water security.
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