Running on empty: Tamborine Mountain and the growing anger over water mining Read moreStanthorpe is expected to run out of drinking water within weeks. Neighbours of Cherrabah have told Guardian Australia they have not had a reliable water supply at their properties for more than a year, and have been trucking water in on a regular basis. I can no longer rely on [the property’s] well and need to cart water to my property.”Another resident, Paul Keogh, said: “The water supply has become unreliable. Anyone outside of town water supply has already likely run out of water. Water supply in Warwick, which is also being used to support Stanthorpe, will be exhausted without significant rain by mid to late 2020.

Source: The Guardian December 27, 2019 19:01 UTC