b'The big dry Australias fast-growing population is putting increasing demand on our utilities and services.This is especially so with the urban sprawl commanding new housing developments and Supporting Australianshigh-density inner city living. What was once a three-bedroom house on a quarter-acre block now supports through drought multiple level townhouses or units with a tenfold demand for energy and services for residents. Australia is a country that understands the impact of water.Demands on water utilities for freshwater Australias Millennium Drought (19972009) was the worstsupply and sewerage removal is rapidly on record, severely affecting the Murray-Darling Basin andincreasing, yet ageing infrastructure, unreliable sources of supply, emerging our largest cities. A decade on were living it again.regulations and rising customer 12ENGINE ROOM WINTER 2019'