Hi Paul,
As much as I'd like to claim all good ideas as mine, that was Peter Fuller's
idea...
Regards,
Chris
On Tue, Aug 26, 2008 at 8:14 PM, Paul & Irene Osborn <
> wrote:
> When it comes to water, the 'one size fits all' premise that seems to
> underlie government policy needs review. When we had a dam built on our
> property we were limited to one megalitre (it's based on land area). The
> bulldozer finished work on a Wednesday afternoon and it rained that night.
> By Thursday evening the dam was full and on Friday morning the Wood Ducks
> were swimming on it. The impact on the nearby Myall River and the downstream
> Myall Lakes from the diversion of this water was insignificant. We would
> have liked a much bigger dam but were not allowed to have one. The dam has
> never fallen below about 99% full and overflows every time it rains, as do
> our water tanks. I think Chris Sanderson's idea to use google earth to help
> determine water policy has much to reccommend it.
>
> Paul Osborn
> Bulahdelah NSW
>
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