rainwater tank rebate

Advertized in papers recently were rebates for those who wanted to install a rainwater tank. I suspected that I wouldn't qualify in the bush, but had a look anyway. Yep, we don't get the handout! I got a bit grumpy about this and sent a protest email to NRE. See below.... What do you think?


"So those people who have unlimited access to water through reticulation systems, paying a small amount for its supply and only suffering very minor inconvenience when asked to restrict their use, get a rebate. Those with no access to water other than catching it from rainfall do not get a rebate! Sure, social engineering may lead to some urban water users catching their own rainwater. I think that they will see this as a bonus and become used to using water with even less concern about conserving it. Perhaps the logic applies to other resources. We pump from a spring when we run out of rainwater. This ground water is lost to the catchment. Our Gippsland water is sent to Melbourne for watering gardens. I bet no reduction will be seen in its use. Rather, more of this water will now be available for other urban
dwellers to use. For a little extra... all who need to use water tanks or
concerve water might have a rebate. Thanks for the opportunity to vent my spleen. I do hope a non-urban nre person gets to read this before it is put in the bin! Cheers Royce"