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AUSTRALIA'S ANNUAL WATER CONSUMPTION DROPS 14 PCT.

Publication: AsiaPulse News

Publication Date: 28-NOV-06
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COPYRIGHT 2006 Asia Pulse Pty Ltd

CANBERRA, Nov 28 Asia Pulse - Australia's annual water consumption dropped 14 per cent in the four years to 2005.

The decrease was largely driven by the drought prompting households to save water and farmers to change crop type, new data shows.

But the mining boom is sucking up water through increased production.

"There is certainly less water available. In 2001,...

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