Of course Labor will use this as further justification for their upgrading of our water system. But in reality, isn’t this just the type of event that can happen anytime, due to it being subject to human incompetence or error? This is why we can’t bring ourselves to have recycled sewerage - there are systems that can return it to pure water, but we don’t have enough trust in the person with their finger on the switch.

Tasmanians are already drinking recycled sewerage as a percentage of their water supply.