Crosspost - it doesn’t seem to tell you any more where it’s from - https://slrpnk.net/post/1266801

Sydney’s drinking water is unlikely to remain healthy unless the effects of the climate crisis are mitigated, according to a report handed to the New South Wales government.

The audit found climate change posed a risk to the city’s main water catchment providing adequate, good quality water to the greater Sydney area in the future.

The report concluded two of three indicators of water quality - raw water quality and nutrient concentrations - were worsening in many waterways.

“Poorly planned, designed or managed construction of urban development has the potential to cause impacts on water quality from accelerated water erosion,” the report read. Emissions from dust pollution from Cadia goldmine ‘not adequately regulated’, expert says.

“The negative impact of climate change is clear, which is why the NSW government has factored climate impacts into future water planning,” she said.