Sydney looks underground to end thirst
Like many parts of Australia, Sydney struggles with its water supply, with dams supplying the country’s largest city, being stretch to the limit during times of drought. But everything is OK now according to the politicians, with a recent discovery of underground water in Sydney’s south and west. Recently the State Government scrapped plans to build a desalination plant, deciding instead that Sydney’s ground water could be drawn upon to supply the busy city’s aqua needs. But there are concerns that our underground supplies of waters, known as aquifers, could be placed under too much pressure, if Sydney’s thirst gets too great. According to Derek Emus, a Professor of Environmental Studies at Sydney’s University of Technology we cannot simply pump out groundwater and consume it, without having an impact on the entire ecology of the state.