❓ Mr. Castrilli inquires about the Margaret River water supply scheme upgrade, and the Minister for Water details the $67 million project's benefits, including increased water security and improved water pressure for the region's growing population.
AnsweredQoN 787Legislative Assembly
QuestionView source ↗
WATER SUPPLY SCHEME UPGRADE — MARGARET
RIVER
787. Mr G.M. CASTRILLI to the Minister
for Water:
As part as the Liberal–National government's commitment
to supporting growth in regional Western Australia, I understand the minister
was recently in Margaret River to open the water supply scheme upgrade. Could
the minister supply some details of that project, please?
RIVER
787. Mr G.M. CASTRILLI to the Minister
for Water:
As part as the Liberal–National government's commitment
to supporting growth in regional Western Australia, I understand the minister
was recently in Margaret River to open the water supply scheme upgrade. Could
the minister supply some details of that project, please?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the member for the question.
Mr Speaker, as you know, this side of the house has a strong
focus on regional development, and part of that focus is making sure that the
regions have access to the essential services they need to continue to grow.
Last week I was in Margaret River with the Minister for Regional Development
and the local member opening the upgrades to the Margaret River water supply
system. A total of 4 600 properties are connected in Margaret River, Cowaramup,
Prevelly Beach and Gnarabup covering a population of 8 600. Ten Mile Brook Dam,
with a 1.6 billion litre storage capacity, is the main water source for this
area. The $67 million upgrade was carried out over two stages. We actually
fast-tracked the first stage because of the extraordinarily dry run of summers
and we needed to pull water from the Margaret River to top-up the brook. As a
consequence, we fast-tracked that stage and completed it in May 2012. The second
stage allowed us to construct a new water tank next to the new water treatment
plant as well as additional mains and we upgraded treatment facilities, which
were completed in September. It means that there is now a water supply that can
function without needing to pull water from the Margaret River. It also means
that during potentially low rainfalls over coming summers, the customers in that
area can be assured that we have made adequate provision for the supply of
water.
The population in this part of the
world has increased, and there are further increases with the influx over the
summer period. As a consequence, local residents were seeing fluctuations in
their water pressure. Part of the upgrades has meant that we can deal with
those pressure reductions. We have built one of the storage tanks higher so
that we can even out some of their pressure issues as well. It is therefore a
great outcome for those communities that are serviced by that $67 million
upgrade. As we know, Margaret River is one of the nine SuperTowns. The state
government is making a considerable effort to make sure it is planning for the
growth of those communities across the state and that there is sufficient water
for that area out to 2021. It is about this state government making sure that
we are planning for the future and making sure that we have regional
investments that encourage and grow those areas of the state.
Mr Speaker, as you know, this side of the house has a strong
focus on regional development, and part of that focus is making sure that the
regions have access to the essential services they need to continue to grow.
Last week I was in Margaret River with the Minister for Regional Development
and the local member opening the upgrades to the Margaret River water supply
system. A total of 4 600 properties are connected in Margaret River, Cowaramup,
Prevelly Beach and Gnarabup covering a population of 8 600. Ten Mile Brook Dam,
with a 1.6 billion litre storage capacity, is the main water source for this
area. The $67 million upgrade was carried out over two stages. We actually
fast-tracked the first stage because of the extraordinarily dry run of summers
and we needed to pull water from the Margaret River to top-up the brook. As a
consequence, we fast-tracked that stage and completed it in May 2012. The second
stage allowed us to construct a new water tank next to the new water treatment
plant as well as additional mains and we upgraded treatment facilities, which
were completed in September. It means that there is now a water supply that can
function without needing to pull water from the Margaret River. It also means
that during potentially low rainfalls over coming summers, the customers in that
area can be assured that we have made adequate provision for the supply of
water.
The population in this part of the
world has increased, and there are further increases with the influx over the
summer period. As a consequence, local residents were seeing fluctuations in
their water pressure. Part of the upgrades has meant that we can deal with
those pressure reductions. We have built one of the storage tanks higher so
that we can even out some of their pressure issues as well. It is therefore a
great outcome for those communities that are serviced by that $67 million
upgrade. As we know, Margaret River is one of the nine SuperTowns. The state
government is making a considerable effort to make sure it is planning for the
growth of those communities across the state and that there is sufficient water
for that area out to 2021. It is about this state government making sure that
we are planning for the future and making sure that we have regional
investments that encourage and grow those areas of the state.
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