Hon Robin Chapple questions the Minister for Water regarding Gogo Station's proposed water extraction for irrigation, specifically seeking details on submitted documentation and planned water usage from the Margaret River.

AnsweredQoN 145Legislative Council
Asked
15 August 2017
Portfolio
Water

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I refer to Gogo Station in the Kimberley and their proposed water use for irrigation, and ask:
(a) has the Department of Water received any documents from Gogo Station or anyone acting on their behalf, which detail the pumping of water from any waterways or aquifers;
(b) if yes to (a), will the Minister list the titles of those documents and table them;
(c) if no to (b), why not;
(d) is the Minister aware of how much water Gogo Station wants to pump from surface water; and
(e) if yes to (d), will the Minister please provide details of how much water Gogo Station wants to pump from surface water, and how this water would be harvested?

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Answered
30 November 2017
Responded by
Minister for Regional Development representing the Minister for Water
Response time
23 days
(a) Yes.
(b) Yes. [See tabled paper no.]. Information of a personal, confidential or commercially sensitive nature has been redacted by the Department of Water and Environmental Regulation after consultation with the project’s proponent.
(c) Not applicable.
(d) Yes.
(e) 50 gigalitres per year, harvested from an offtake channel about three metres above the bed level of the Margaret River.

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