, ▁a ▁short fall ▁of ▁supply ▁of ▁up ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 ▁GL ▁/ ▁year ▁is ▁anticip ated ▁by ▁ 2 0 5 5 . ▁A ▁number ▁of ▁strateg ies ▁have ▁been ▁proposed , ▁including ▁reducing ▁individual ▁consumer ▁demand , ▁rec y cling ▁" gre y " ▁water ▁and ▁se wer age , ▁various ▁means ▁of ▁conservation , ▁and ▁s our cing ▁additional ▁water ▁from ▁elsewhere : ▁including ▁the ▁G oul burn ▁River ▁and ▁Kil c unda ▁des al ination ▁plant . ▁The ▁strategy ▁propos es ▁to ▁meet ▁the ▁project ed ▁short fall ▁of ▁demand ▁over ▁existing ▁supply ▁ 4 2 % ▁from ▁conservation , ▁and ▁ 5 3 % ▁from ▁additional ▁sources . ▁ ▁South - e astern ▁Australia ▁has ▁been ▁experien cing ▁w ides p read ▁dr ought ▁for ▁the ▁last ▁ 1 0 – 1 5 ▁years ▁that ▁has ▁been ▁linked ▁to ▁human - indu ced ▁climate ▁change . ▁This ▁has ▁impact ed ▁upon ▁ra inf all ▁in ▁the ▁region . ▁The ▁amount ▁of ▁water ▁in ▁Melbourne ' s ▁water ▁storage ▁d ams ▁has ▁been ▁decre asing ▁for ▁ 1 1 ▁years , ▁since ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁the ▁latest ▁cy clic al ▁dr ought , ▁and ▁restrictions ▁on ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁water ▁have ▁been ▁in ▁place ▁for ▁much ▁of ▁that ▁time . ▁ ▁In ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁the ▁Victor ian ▁Government ▁released ▁their ▁water ▁plan , ▁Our ▁Water ▁Our ▁Future . ▁As ▁part ▁of ▁this ▁plan , ▁the