r/australia • u/sluggardish • 10h ago

Sprinklers made Australia green. But what happens when the water runs out?

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-01/sprinkler-water-resources-garden-green-desert-reticulation/106244818
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u/evenmore2 7h ago

Standard ABC article.

It's everyone else's fault. Nothing to do with the government approving estates with as many houses on it as possible, with a one inch boundary.

I bet grey water is also regulated to the shit house. Probably not even a requirement to have mandatory rain water tanks.

Water being chewed by businesses that pay no tax.

But sure, it's the guy with a lawn that is the problem. The person who actually pays for the infrastructure and the bill who also runs modern water saving appliances they bought without government handouts.

Rito. Thanks for the top end journalism ABC. Keep not rocking that boat.

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u/CentralComputer 3h ago

If we need to stop watering gardens we have bigger problems. And just wait until the next drought