Hon. Norman Moore questions the Minister for Government Enterprises regarding the approval and public announcement of a Water Corporation license to extract additional groundwater from the Yarragadee Aquifer. The Minister confirms approval but declines a public announcement.

AnsweredQoN 1233Legislative Council
Asked
9 April 2002
Portfolio
Government Enterprises

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YARRAGADEE AQUIFER, EXTRACTION OF GROUND WATER
I refer the minister to the public notice advertised by the Water Corporation in February this year announcing an application to the Water and Rivers Commission for a licence to extract an additional 25 gigalitres of ground water. (1) Has the licence been approved; and, if not, what does he intend to do about it? (2) If the licence has been approved, will the minister be making a public announcement; and, if not, why not? Hon N.D. GRIFFITHS

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I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The licence has been approved and will be issued soon. (2) No. It forms part of the approved abstraction strategy for 2001-02.
(1) Has the licence been approved; and, if not, what does he intend to do about it? (2) If the licence has been approved, will the minister be making a public announcement; and, if not, why not? Hon N.D. GRIFFITHS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The licence has been approved and will be issued soon. (2) No. It forms part of the approved abstraction strategy for 2001-02.
(2) If the licence has been approved, will the minister be making a public announcement; and, if not, why not? Hon N.D. GRIFFITHS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The licence has been approved and will be issued soon. (2) No. It forms part of the approved abstraction strategy for 2001-02.
Hon N.D. GRIFFITHS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The licence has been approved and will be issued soon. (2) No. It forms part of the approved abstraction strategy for 2001-02.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The licence has been approved and will be issued soon. (2) No. It forms part of the approved abstraction strategy for 2001-02.
(1) The licence has been approved and will be issued soon. (2) No. It forms part of the approved abstraction strategy for 2001-02.
(2) No. It forms part of the approved abstraction strategy for 2001-02.

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