Why Sydney residents use 30% more water per day than Melburnians
- Written by Ian Wright, Senior Lecturer in Environmental Science, Western Sydney University

This week Melbourne’s water storage dropped below 50%, a sign of the prolonged and deepening drought gripping eastern Australia. Sydney is only marginally better off, at 53.8% of full storage.
Along with many regional towns across southeastern Australia, the two...
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