Flushing Lake Colac

Not exactly the title for a movie eh . And it's not as though it hasn't been tried before (recent leaks)

Now being practical - what are we going to do about it ? Fight fire with fire , rich water with clean water. Is the bowl paradigm a case of technological fix. (

Unfortunately while it sound s good,completely emptying all of the Colac reservoirs would only raise lake Colac by 10 centimeters or so , an induced level that would disappear with evaporation within a month.
What we need is to use a series of overly wet years and to use the dry years better. Design with Narure.

Some small planes able to get in

Jan 4, 2005 — By Dean Yates

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia (Reuters) - Hungry and filthy, Indonesians queued for water in their thousands on Tuesday as aid deliveries to tsunami-ravaged Aceh province hit new snags.

The main airport in Banda Aceh, a key hub for relief flights, was closed to planes after the landing gear collapsed on an aid flight in the early hours of the morning.

"I can't imagine anything worse happening to this airfield right now," said Captain Larry Burt, a commander with the U.S. aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln group that has been playing a pivotal role in flying in supplies to the region.

Updates on local flying service MAF onsite http://www.maf.org/aceh/index.html

Who to give to ?

Aceh is notoriuosly remote with seperatists resisting the Indonesian government for a long time . Some who are able to get in there at the moment are listed on the links to the sidepanel . Some like Doctors without Borders are advising people to give more broadly . Please advise this site of any developments/ local contacts.

Just money?

Are there any local goods or services we can offer?