Opposition to using Logue Brook for drinking water

A Parliamentary Committee is considering tapping recreational water sites like the Logue Brook Dam in the South West to boost Perth's water supplies.

The previous Labor government had planned to draw five gigalitres of water a year from the dam but the Barnett government overturned the decision and retained the dam for recreational use.

The Water Corporation's Phil Kneebone says Logue Brook is not on its list of potential drinking water sources.

"We don't support dual use, that's well known.

"We're concerned most about human pathogens and contamination generally that results from human contact and that's what we've told that committee but we're awaiting the outcome just like everyone else."

7 July 2010 | ABC News
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