❓ A WA parliamentary question addresses concerns about the Brookdale waste treatment plant closure, potential cost increases for septic tank owners, and delays in the infill sewerage program. The Minister acknowledges the concerns and promises a decision soon.
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I refer the minister to her announcement of 6 November that the Government is considering keeping the Brookdale waste treatment plant open for a further three months to ensure that people with septic tanks will not have to pay for long-distance transport to alternative facilities. (1) Given the minister’s previous statement that the facility would be closed by December 2003, can the minister confirm whether a definite decision has been made to keep the Brookdale facility open until the Woodman Point facility is ready? (2) If not, when does the minister intend to allay the concerns of those residents who have been left in limbo by the uncertain future of the Brookdale facility and of other residents who face the prospect of paying for long-distance transfer of their septic waste to places such as Albany? (3) Given the fact that the Government has slashed funding for the infill sewerage program, which will now take twice as long to complete under Labor, will the minister guarantee that people with septic tank systems will not be required to pay to have their waste carted to far-off treatment locations? Dr J.M. EDWARDS
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I thank the member for the question. (1)-(3) A definite decision has not yet been made, but it will be made early next week. This was communicated to and discussed with the Brookdale community reference group last Monday. I believe it is likely that the Brookdale facility will close on 31 December. However, we have had long and complicated negotiations over the past six weeks or so - with the public aware of this - to make sure that any people affected by this change will not pay any more to have their septic tanks emptied over the summer period. It is unfortunate that there is a delay in the Woodman Point facility being fully commissioned. Equally, though - we have explained this very carefully to the local people - we are talking about septic and industrial waste, and we need to make sure that the costs are not increased unreasonably for local people. I believe we have an outcome that will satisfy all the demands of closing the facility on 31 December and not increasing costs. However, a final decision is yet to be made. That will happen early next week, and the community reference group will be told first.
(1) Given the minister’s previous statement that the facility would be closed by December 2003, can the minister confirm whether a definite decision has been made to keep the Brookdale facility open until the Woodman Point facility is ready? (2) If not, when does the minister intend to allay the concerns of those residents who have been left in limbo by the uncertain future of the Brookdale facility and of other residents who face the prospect of paying for long-distance transfer of their septic waste to places such as Albany? (3) Given the fact that the Government has slashed funding for the infill sewerage program, which will now take twice as long to complete under Labor, will the minister guarantee that people with septic tank systems will not be required to pay to have their waste carted to far-off treatment locations? Dr J.M. EDWARDS replied: I thank the member for the question. (1)-(3) A definite decision has not yet been made, but it will be made early next week. This was communicated to and discussed with the Brookdale community reference group last Monday. I believe it is likely that the Brookdale facility will close on 31 December. However, we have had long and complicated negotiations over the past six weeks or so - with the public aware of this - to make sure that any people affected by this change will not pay any more to have their septic tanks emptied over the summer period. It is unfortunate that there is a delay in the Woodman Point facility being fully commissioned. Equally, though - we have explained this very carefully to the local people - we are talking about septic and industrial waste, and we need to make sure that the costs are not increased unreasonably for local people. I believe we have an outcome that will satisfy all the demands of closing the facility on 31 December and not increasing costs. However, a final decision is yet to be made. That will happen early next week, and the community reference group will be told first.
(2) If not, when does the minister intend to allay the concerns of those residents who have been left in limbo by the uncertain future of the Brookdale facility and of other residents who face the prospect of paying for long-distance transfer of their septic waste to places such as Albany? (3) Given the fact that the Government has slashed funding for the infill sewerage program, which will now take twice as long to complete under Labor, will the minister guarantee that people with septic tank systems will not be required to pay to have their waste carted to far-off treatment locations? Dr J.M. EDWARDS replied: I thank the member for the question. (1)-(3) A definite decision has not yet been made, but it will be made early next week. This was communicated to and discussed with the Brookdale community reference group last Monday. I believe it is likely that the Brookdale facility will close on 31 December. However, we have had long and complicated negotiations over the past six weeks or so - with the public aware of this - to make sure that any people affected by this change will not pay any more to have their septic tanks emptied over the summer period. It is unfortunate that there is a delay in the Woodman Point facility being fully commissioned. Equally, though - we have explained this very carefully to the local people - we are talking about septic and industrial waste, and we need to make sure that the costs are not increased unreasonably for local people. I believe we have an outcome that will satisfy all the demands of closing the facility on 31 December and not increasing costs. However, a final decision is yet to be made. That will happen early next week, and the community reference group will be told first.
(3) Given the fact that the Government has slashed funding for the infill sewerage program, which will now take twice as long to complete under Labor, will the minister guarantee that people with septic tank systems will not be required to pay to have their waste carted to far-off treatment locations? Dr J.M. EDWARDS replied: I thank the member for the question. (1)-(3) A definite decision has not yet been made, but it will be made early next week. This was communicated to and discussed with the Brookdale community reference group last Monday. I believe it is likely that the Brookdale facility will close on 31 December. However, we have had long and complicated negotiations over the past six weeks or so - with the public aware of this - to make sure that any people affected by this change will not pay any more to have their septic tanks emptied over the summer period. It is unfortunate that there is a delay in the Woodman Point facility being fully commissioned. Equally, though - we have explained this very carefully to the local people - we are talking about septic and industrial waste, and we need to make sure that the costs are not increased unreasonably for local people. I believe we have an outcome that will satisfy all the demands of closing the facility on 31 December and not increasing costs. However, a final decision is yet to be made. That will happen early next week, and the community reference group will be told first.
Dr J.M. EDWARDS replied: I thank the member for the question. (1)-(3) A definite decision has not yet been made, but it will be made early next week. This was communicated to and discussed with the Brookdale community reference group last Monday. I believe it is likely that the Brookdale facility will close on 31 December. However, we have had long and complicated negotiations over the past six weeks or so - with the public aware of this - to make sure that any people affected by this change will not pay any more to have their septic tanks emptied over the summer period. It is unfortunate that there is a delay in the Woodman Point facility being fully commissioned. Equally, though - we have explained this very carefully to the local people - we are talking about septic and industrial waste, and we need to make sure that the costs are not increased unreasonably for local people. I believe we have an outcome that will satisfy all the demands of closing the facility on 31 December and not increasing costs. However, a final decision is yet to be made. That will happen early next week, and the community reference group will be told first.
I thank the member for the question. (1)-(3) A definite decision has not yet been made, but it will be made early next week. This was communicated to and discussed with the Brookdale community reference group last Monday. I believe it is likely that the Brookdale facility will close on 31 December. However, we have had long and complicated negotiations over the past six weeks or so - with the public aware of this - to make sure that any people affected by this change will not pay any more to have their septic tanks emptied over the summer period. It is unfortunate that there is a delay in the Woodman Point facility being fully commissioned. Equally, though - we have explained this very carefully to the local people - we are talking about septic and industrial waste, and we need to make sure that the costs are not increased unreasonably for local people. I believe we have an outcome that will satisfy all the demands of closing the facility on 31 December and not increasing costs. However, a final decision is yet to be made. That will happen early next week, and the community reference group will be told first.
(1)-(3) A definite decision has not yet been made, but it will be made early next week. This was communicated to and discussed with the Brookdale community reference group last Monday. I believe it is likely that the Brookdale facility will close on 31 December. However, we have had long and complicated negotiations over the past six weeks or so - with the public aware of this - to make sure that any people affected by this change will not pay any more to have their septic tanks emptied over the summer period. It is unfortunate that there is a delay in the Woodman Point facility being fully commissioned. Equally, though - we have explained this very carefully to the local people - we are talking about septic and industrial waste, and we need to make sure that the costs are not increased unreasonably for local people. I believe we have an outcome that will satisfy all the demands of closing the facility on 31 December and not increasing costs. However, a final decision is yet to be made. That will happen early next week, and the community reference group will be told first.
(1) Given the minister’s previous statement that the facility would be closed by December 2003, can the minister confirm whether a definite decision has been made to keep the Brookdale facility open until the Woodman Point facility is ready? (2) If not, when does the minister intend to allay the concerns of those residents who have been left in limbo by the uncertain future of the Brookdale facility and of other residents who face the prospect of paying for long-distance transfer of their septic waste to places such as Albany? (3) Given the fact that the Government has slashed funding for the infill sewerage program, which will now take twice as long to complete under Labor, will the minister guarantee that people with septic tank systems will not be required to pay to have their waste carted to far-off treatment locations? Dr J.M. EDWARDS replied: I thank the member for the question. (1)-(3) A definite decision has not yet been made, but it will be made early next week. This was communicated to and discussed with the Brookdale community reference group last Monday. I believe it is likely that the Brookdale facility will close on 31 December. However, we have had long and complicated negotiations over the past six weeks or so - with the public aware of this - to make sure that any people affected by this change will not pay any more to have their septic tanks emptied over the summer period. It is unfortunate that there is a delay in the Woodman Point facility being fully commissioned. Equally, though - we have explained this very carefully to the local people - we are talking about septic and industrial waste, and we need to make sure that the costs are not increased unreasonably for local people. I believe we have an outcome that will satisfy all the demands of closing the facility on 31 December and not increasing costs. However, a final decision is yet to be made. That will happen early next week, and the community reference group will be told first.
(2) If not, when does the minister intend to allay the concerns of those residents who have been left in limbo by the uncertain future of the Brookdale facility and of other residents who face the prospect of paying for long-distance transfer of their septic waste to places such as Albany? (3) Given the fact that the Government has slashed funding for the infill sewerage program, which will now take twice as long to complete under Labor, will the minister guarantee that people with septic tank systems will not be required to pay to have their waste carted to far-off treatment locations? Dr J.M. EDWARDS replied: I thank the member for the question. (1)-(3) A definite decision has not yet been made, but it will be made early next week. This was communicated to and discussed with the Brookdale community reference group last Monday. I believe it is likely that the Brookdale facility will close on 31 December. However, we have had long and complicated negotiations over the past six weeks or so - with the public aware of this - to make sure that any people affected by this change will not pay any more to have their septic tanks emptied over the summer period. It is unfortunate that there is a delay in the Woodman Point facility being fully commissioned. Equally, though - we have explained this very carefully to the local people - we are talking about septic and industrial waste, and we need to make sure that the costs are not increased unreasonably for local people. I believe we have an outcome that will satisfy all the demands of closing the facility on 31 December and not increasing costs. However, a final decision is yet to be made. That will happen early next week, and the community reference group will be told first.
(3) Given the fact that the Government has slashed funding for the infill sewerage program, which will now take twice as long to complete under Labor, will the minister guarantee that people with septic tank systems will not be required to pay to have their waste carted to far-off treatment locations? Dr J.M. EDWARDS replied: I thank the member for the question. (1)-(3) A definite decision has not yet been made, but it will be made early next week. This was communicated to and discussed with the Brookdale community reference group last Monday. I believe it is likely that the Brookdale facility will close on 31 December. However, we have had long and complicated negotiations over the past six weeks or so - with the public aware of this - to make sure that any people affected by this change will not pay any more to have their septic tanks emptied over the summer period. It is unfortunate that there is a delay in the Woodman Point facility being fully commissioned. Equally, though - we have explained this very carefully to the local people - we are talking about septic and industrial waste, and we need to make sure that the costs are not increased unreasonably for local people. I believe we have an outcome that will satisfy all the demands of closing the facility on 31 December and not increasing costs. However, a final decision is yet to be made. That will happen early next week, and the community reference group will be told first.
Dr J.M. EDWARDS replied: I thank the member for the question. (1)-(3) A definite decision has not yet been made, but it will be made early next week. This was communicated to and discussed with the Brookdale community reference group last Monday. I believe it is likely that the Brookdale facility will close on 31 December. However, we have had long and complicated negotiations over the past six weeks or so - with the public aware of this - to make sure that any people affected by this change will not pay any more to have their septic tanks emptied over the summer period. It is unfortunate that there is a delay in the Woodman Point facility being fully commissioned. Equally, though - we have explained this very carefully to the local people - we are talking about septic and industrial waste, and we need to make sure that the costs are not increased unreasonably for local people. I believe we have an outcome that will satisfy all the demands of closing the facility on 31 December and not increasing costs. However, a final decision is yet to be made. That will happen early next week, and the community reference group will be told first.
I thank the member for the question. (1)-(3) A definite decision has not yet been made, but it will be made early next week. This was communicated to and discussed with the Brookdale community reference group last Monday. I believe it is likely that the Brookdale facility will close on 31 December. However, we have had long and complicated negotiations over the past six weeks or so - with the public aware of this - to make sure that any people affected by this change will not pay any more to have their septic tanks emptied over the summer period. It is unfortunate that there is a delay in the Woodman Point facility being fully commissioned. Equally, though - we have explained this very carefully to the local people - we are talking about septic and industrial waste, and we need to make sure that the costs are not increased unreasonably for local people. I believe we have an outcome that will satisfy all the demands of closing the facility on 31 December and not increasing costs. However, a final decision is yet to be made. That will happen early next week, and the community reference group will be told first.
(1)-(3) A definite decision has not yet been made, but it will be made early next week. This was communicated to and discussed with the Brookdale community reference group last Monday. I believe it is likely that the Brookdale facility will close on 31 December. However, we have had long and complicated negotiations over the past six weeks or so - with the public aware of this - to make sure that any people affected by this change will not pay any more to have their septic tanks emptied over the summer period. It is unfortunate that there is a delay in the Woodman Point facility being fully commissioned. Equally, though - we have explained this very carefully to the local people - we are talking about septic and industrial waste, and we need to make sure that the costs are not increased unreasonably for local people. I believe we have an outcome that will satisfy all the demands of closing the facility on 31 December and not increasing costs. However, a final decision is yet to be made. That will happen early next week, and the community reference group will be told first.
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