When: Tuesday 18th March 2008
Time: 9am – 5pm
Where: The University Club of Western Australia, Hackett Drive, Nedlands

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Western Australia is one of the hottest and driest places on earth.  Securing a sustainable water source is one of the most urgent challenges facing our state.

A number of potential solutions to WA’s water situation have been offered including one of the more divisive, already being adopted in other states, to recycle our wastewater.

Is wastewater recycling the solution to our State’s future water needs?  What targets should we, the Western Australian community, be looking to reach in the next 20 years in relation to using treated wastewater?  How do we reach this target?

The Conservation Council of Western Australia with the support of the Water Corporation will bring together community, government, industry and scientists to discuss Western Australia’s future water needs and address the debate surrounding one proposed solution to our water crisis to recycle wastewater. 

Speakers will consider the complexities, strengths and weaknesses associated with wastewater recycling with all participants given an opportunity to engage with critical ideas and seek solutions to influence the direction of sustainable outcomes for water, for both the environment and for human use, in the future.

For most of us, water is there at the turn of the tap, we can easily take it for granted — this can no longer be the case.  WA is at the crossroads of making important changes in how we plan and make laws about water.  This is a unique and crucial opportunity for the Western Australian community to contribute to a sustainable water future for WA.

AGENDA

8.30am Registration

9.00am   Welcome to Country, Noel Nannup
9.15am   Welcome, Steven McKiernan, Water Policy Officer, Conservation Council of WA
9.30am   State Water Plan, Hon John Kobelke, Minister for Water Resources 
9.50am   Developing a Water Recycling Strategy for Western Australia, Leon English, Department of Water
10.10am  The Toowoomba Water Recycling Experience, Di Thorley, Mayor Toowoomba City Council

10.30am Morning tea

11.00am Health Implications of Waste Water Recycling, Dr Jim Dodds, Department of Health
11.20am Pathogens and other Health Concerns in Water: Facts and Myths, Dr Simon Toze, CSIRO
11.40am Community Acceptance of Recycled Waste Water, Blair Nancarrow CSIRO
12.00pm Groundwater Replenishment, Nick Turner, Water Corporation
12.20pm  Questions 
 
12.40pm  Lunch

1.30pm Facilitated Community Engagement Session on WasteWater Recycling

3.30pm  Afternoon tea

3.50pm Future Directions and Implications, Chris Tallentire, Director, Conservation Council of WA
4.40pm Close and invitation to post forum refreshments kindly sponsored by the Chamber of Minerals and Energy