The improvident societyThe Barton Group, in an industry report on Australia’s water supply, doesn’t think we have a water shortage, but that we have failed to keep up with our growth in population and in economic activity.Asa Wahlquist reports (The Australian, June 15): "Spending on water infrastructure has plummeted in the last two decades as state governments have plundered the profits of water utilities and failed to reinvest in the sector." (Familiar story?)We spend only a fraction…
