❓ A WA parliamentary question on notice regarding the Water Corporation's groundwater extraction plans for the Perth integrated water supply scheme, including historical data and potential extraction capacity.
AnsweredQoN 1495Legislative Council
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I refer the minister to the ongoing water restrictions and ask - (1) What is the Water Corporation’s planned ground water extraction for 2003-04 for the Perth integrated water supply scheme? (2) What were the comparable figures for the past four financial years? (3) How much additional ground water could the Water Corporation draw for the Perth integrated water supply scheme over a year if it were permitted to extract the water at the maximum capacity of the infrastructure, including the topping up of dam storage? Hon NICK GRIFFITHS
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I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The Water Corporation has applied for 167 gigalitres. (2) The comparable figures for the past four years were 133.8 gigalitres, 144.6 gigalitres, 154.2 gigalitres and 158.1 gigalitres. (3) The latest estimate is a total of 180 gigalitres.
(1) What is the Water Corporation’s planned ground water extraction for 2003-04 for the Perth integrated water supply scheme? (2) What were the comparable figures for the past four financial years? (3) How much additional ground water could the Water Corporation draw for the Perth integrated water supply scheme over a year if it were permitted to extract the water at the maximum capacity of the infrastructure, including the topping up of dam storage? Hon NICK GRIFFITHS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The Water Corporation has applied for 167 gigalitres. (2) The comparable figures for the past four years were 133.8 gigalitres, 144.6 gigalitres, 154.2 gigalitres and 158.1 gigalitres. (3) The latest estimate is a total of 180 gigalitres.
(2) What were the comparable figures for the past four financial years? (3) How much additional ground water could the Water Corporation draw for the Perth integrated water supply scheme over a year if it were permitted to extract the water at the maximum capacity of the infrastructure, including the topping up of dam storage? Hon NICK GRIFFITHS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The Water Corporation has applied for 167 gigalitres. (2) The comparable figures for the past four years were 133.8 gigalitres, 144.6 gigalitres, 154.2 gigalitres and 158.1 gigalitres. (3) The latest estimate is a total of 180 gigalitres.
(3) How much additional ground water could the Water Corporation draw for the Perth integrated water supply scheme over a year if it were permitted to extract the water at the maximum capacity of the infrastructure, including the topping up of dam storage? Hon NICK GRIFFITHS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The Water Corporation has applied for 167 gigalitres. (2) The comparable figures for the past four years were 133.8 gigalitres, 144.6 gigalitres, 154.2 gigalitres and 158.1 gigalitres. (3) The latest estimate is a total of 180 gigalitres.
Hon NICK GRIFFITHS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The Water Corporation has applied for 167 gigalitres. (2) The comparable figures for the past four years were 133.8 gigalitres, 144.6 gigalitres, 154.2 gigalitres and 158.1 gigalitres. (3) The latest estimate is a total of 180 gigalitres.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The Water Corporation has applied for 167 gigalitres. (2) The comparable figures for the past four years were 133.8 gigalitres, 144.6 gigalitres, 154.2 gigalitres and 158.1 gigalitres. (3) The latest estimate is a total of 180 gigalitres.
(1) The Water Corporation has applied for 167 gigalitres. (2) The comparable figures for the past four years were 133.8 gigalitres, 144.6 gigalitres, 154.2 gigalitres and 158.1 gigalitres. (3) The latest estimate is a total of 180 gigalitres.
(2) The comparable figures for the past four years were 133.8 gigalitres, 144.6 gigalitres, 154.2 gigalitres and 158.1 gigalitres. (3) The latest estimate is a total of 180 gigalitres.
(3) The latest estimate is a total of 180 gigalitres.
(1) What is the Water Corporation’s planned ground water extraction for 2003-04 for the Perth integrated water supply scheme? (2) What were the comparable figures for the past four financial years? (3) How much additional ground water could the Water Corporation draw for the Perth integrated water supply scheme over a year if it were permitted to extract the water at the maximum capacity of the infrastructure, including the topping up of dam storage? Hon NICK GRIFFITHS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The Water Corporation has applied for 167 gigalitres. (2) The comparable figures for the past four years were 133.8 gigalitres, 144.6 gigalitres, 154.2 gigalitres and 158.1 gigalitres. (3) The latest estimate is a total of 180 gigalitres.
(2) What were the comparable figures for the past four financial years? (3) How much additional ground water could the Water Corporation draw for the Perth integrated water supply scheme over a year if it were permitted to extract the water at the maximum capacity of the infrastructure, including the topping up of dam storage? Hon NICK GRIFFITHS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The Water Corporation has applied for 167 gigalitres. (2) The comparable figures for the past four years were 133.8 gigalitres, 144.6 gigalitres, 154.2 gigalitres and 158.1 gigalitres. (3) The latest estimate is a total of 180 gigalitres.
(3) How much additional ground water could the Water Corporation draw for the Perth integrated water supply scheme over a year if it were permitted to extract the water at the maximum capacity of the infrastructure, including the topping up of dam storage? Hon NICK GRIFFITHS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The Water Corporation has applied for 167 gigalitres. (2) The comparable figures for the past four years were 133.8 gigalitres, 144.6 gigalitres, 154.2 gigalitres and 158.1 gigalitres. (3) The latest estimate is a total of 180 gigalitres.
Hon NICK GRIFFITHS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The Water Corporation has applied for 167 gigalitres. (2) The comparable figures for the past four years were 133.8 gigalitres, 144.6 gigalitres, 154.2 gigalitres and 158.1 gigalitres. (3) The latest estimate is a total of 180 gigalitres.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The Water Corporation has applied for 167 gigalitres. (2) The comparable figures for the past four years were 133.8 gigalitres, 144.6 gigalitres, 154.2 gigalitres and 158.1 gigalitres. (3) The latest estimate is a total of 180 gigalitres.
(1) The Water Corporation has applied for 167 gigalitres. (2) The comparable figures for the past four years were 133.8 gigalitres, 144.6 gigalitres, 154.2 gigalitres and 158.1 gigalitres. (3) The latest estimate is a total of 180 gigalitres.
(2) The comparable figures for the past four years were 133.8 gigalitres, 144.6 gigalitres, 154.2 gigalitres and 158.1 gigalitres. (3) The latest estimate is a total of 180 gigalitres.
(3) The latest estimate is a total of 180 gigalitres.
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