Dam rises but does hope sink?

The rain has come and thankfully it is finally falling in our catchment areas. Read about it here.

However, will this rain dampen the current pressure placed on governments, particularly in NSW with the upcoming election, to find better solutions to our water crisis? It won't I hope and some anecdotal evidence may confirm it. A number of times in the past year, or at least on the few occasions it has rained, instead of the usual comment, "wow its good it's actually raining!" from acquaintances, the comment has now become, "wow look at all that water we are wasting that could be recycled."

Concern with how we use our natural resources has entered the public consciousness and won't be removed until it is dealt with appropriately. I fear for the major parties if they tried to sweep this under the carpet.