Big water wasters need to be put off tap

ANYONE who flouts water restrictions to extreme levels should be cut off and left to fend for themselves.

Jodie Locke shares a picture of the Condamine River at the Wallace St bridge. Picture: Jodie Locke

AS EACH day goes by without any decent rainfall, we become acutely aware of just how dire the region's water situation is.

You can't drive your car through town without being reminded of the drought by the dry land, cracked creek beds and empty paddocks.

So it is pretty unfathomable to hear that some residents are ignoring water restrictions so blatantly they are reaching levels in the vicinity of 2000L a day.

That's an incredible amount of water and a level achieved by consistently leaving taps running, according to one landlord.

This is a time we should all be looking to our rural residents as the leaders of water preservation.

If there is anyone who is well-practised in saving water, it is the people who live on the land.

They understand the true value of a drop of water and realise it isn't a God-given right that just flows from taps on demand.

For anyone who still doesn't get this, it is time to wake up.

Turn off your taps!

This situation is at crisis level and we all have a responsibility in reducing the drought's impact on our communities.

If you leave taps running unnecessarily, you deserve more than a fine.

Your water supply should be shut off and you left to fend for yourself.

It's a slap in the face to the rest of the community and to the people who are already being slugged by this drought.

For goodness sake, turn off the bloody taps.

Kerri Moore, editor

Originally published as Big water wasters need to be put off tap