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MILLIONS of litres of pool water from the World Swimming Championships will be used to save Melbourne's historic trees and the lake at the Royal Botanic Gardens.

I read at the CIA World Fact book that water management is not so good in Australia. Here is a snippet:

• Environment - Current Issues: Soil erosion from overgrazing, industrial development, urbanization, and poor farming practices; soil salinity rising due to the use of poor quality water; desertification; clearing for agricultural purposes threatens the natural habitat of many unique animal and plant species; the Great Barrier Reef off the northeast coast, the largest coral reef in the world, is threatened by increased shipping and its popularity as a tourist site; limited natural fresh water resources

Now couple that with a drought down and under six million litres of pool water looks pretty yummy to surrounding plants and fauna. Personally I am bewildered that water management is that desperate down there. I think the continent should seriously consider desalinization and forward thinking technologies to better collect and manage their water.

This article has the details. [link]