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Alice Springs water supply from aquifer is dwindling

This is  a very bad omen for the water intensive uranium mining industry – C.M.

Talks focus on alternative Alice water supplies http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-11-15/talks-focus-on-alternative-alice-water-supplies/4373848  By Ruby Jones  Nov 15, 2012   The deputy director of the National Centre for Groundwater Research says alternative water supplies need to be found for Alice Springs.

Peter Cook says the aquifer that provides the town’s fresh water supply is being drawn down. Professor Cook says the centre is negotiating with the Northern Territory Government on investigating alternatives.

“We’ve had some very preliminary discussions with the Territory Government about whether we should develop a project to look at the options for future water supplies for Alice Springs because I’m aware that the current aquifer …. [is being] drawn down and there is a need to look for alternative supplies for the future,” he said.
“We’re already doing some work in the Ti Tree [area] and we’re keen to do some more work in Alice Springs and where there might potentially be new supplies.

“We would definitely expect what we learn in Ti Tree would really help us understand better what happens in Alice Springs and other aquifers in central Australia.”

November 16, 2012 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | environment, Northern Territory