❓ A WA parliamentary question addresses the administration, maintenance, and environmental impact of a gravel ramp at the Port of Derby, highlighting concerns about pollution and taxpayer liability. The Shire of Derby-West Kimberley and commercial users are identified as responsible parties.
AnsweredQoN 798Legislative Council
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With reference to the operation of the barge-loading gravel ramp at the Port of Derby, I ask: (a) who is responsible for the administration of the barge-loading gravel ramp at the Port of Derby; (b) who is responsible for the maintenance of the barge-loading gravel ramp at the Port of Derby; (c) who pays for the
weekly replenishment of the gravel washed off the ramp every day by the tides; (d) how much tax write-off for the business expense of this operation is the tax payer liable for; (e) how long does the
responsible authority plan to allow the weekly loss of tonnes of gravel into
the marine environment of King Sound to continue; (f) does the responsible
authority have any plan to make the barge loading ramp into a permanent non-polluting
structure rather than a polluting temporary one; and (g) has any environmental impact study been done to find out what impact the dumping of tonnes of gravel into the water each week is doing to the marine environment of King Sound?
weekly replenishment of the gravel washed off the ramp every day by the tides; (d) how much tax write-off for the business expense of this operation is the tax payer liable for; (e) how long does the
responsible authority plan to allow the weekly loss of tonnes of gravel into
the marine environment of King Sound to continue; (f) does the responsible
authority have any plan to make the barge loading ramp into a permanent non-polluting
structure rather than a polluting temporary one; and (g) has any environmental impact study been done to find out what impact the dumping of tonnes of gravel into the water each week is doing to the marine environment of King Sound?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
8 April 2014
Responded by
Parliamentary Secretary representing the Minister for Transport
Response time
28 days
(a-b) The Shire of Derby-West Kimberley.
(c) The commercial users of the ramp.
(d) The tax affairs of the commercial users are not known. No Government funding is involved.
(e-f) The Shire of Derby-West Kimberley is investigating alternative arrangements.
(g) No
(c) The commercial users of the ramp.
(d) The tax affairs of the commercial users are not known. No Government funding is involved.
(e-f) The Shire of Derby-West Kimberley is investigating alternative arrangements.
(g) No
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