❓ A WA parliamentary question seeks details on the Wellington Dam saline diversion program's funding, cost-sharing arrangements, and expenditure breakdown between private and government entities. The answer provides specific financial figures and contributions from various stakeholders.
AnsweredQoN 4773Legislative Council
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In relation to the Wellington Dam -
(1) How much money has been spent on the saline diversion program for the Wellington Dam?
(2) What cost sharing arrangements have been made between any private and Government organisations for the program?
(3) How much money went into this program that was -
(a) private; and
(b) Government?
(1) How much money has been spent on the saline diversion program for the Wellington Dam?
(2) What cost sharing arrangements have been made between any private and Government organisations for the program?
(3) How much money went into this program that was -
(a) private; and
(b) Government?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
29 May 2007
Responded by
Leader of the House representing the Minister for Water Resources
Response time
26 days
(b) Government?
(1) For the Financial Year 2005/2006 - $407,701. For the Financial Year 2006/2007 to date - $562,637. The total of $970,338 is expenditure to date within the Collie River Salinity Recovery Project, a project funded by the state and federal governments through the National Action Plan for Salinity and Water Quality (NAPSWQ), of which saline diversion is one component. Of the total expenditure to date, approximately $600,000 has been for trial saline diversions in 2005 and 2006 including monitoring, with the remainder going towards engineering design plans for Stage 2 of the diversion and the farming systems and waterway rehabilitation components of the Collie River Salinity Recovery Project. (2) As part of the 2005 and 2006 trial diversions, Harvey Water supplied the pipeline from the diversion site to the Chicken Creek 4 Mine Void and Griffin Coal provided fuel for the pumps. Other contributions came from the Department of Water and the National Action Plan for Salinity and Water Quality. Griffin Coal also allowed access to the mine void and access to its freehold land for siting the pumping station and disposal pipeline. However the permanent diversion scheme, the farming systems and waterway rehabilitation components of the Collie River Salinity Recovery Project is funded by the National Action Plan for Salinity and Water Quality. (3) (a) The estimate private costs to date are approximately $150,000. (b) The Government costs are $970,338 to date. It is estimated that a further $29 million (NAPSWQ funds) will be spent over the next 18 months to implement fully the Collie River Salinity Recovery Project.
Of the total expenditure to date, approximately $600,000 has been for trial saline diversions in 2005 and 2006 including monitoring, with the remainder going towards engineering design plans for Stage 2 of the diversion and the farming systems and waterway rehabilitation components of the Collie River Salinity Recovery Project. (2) As part of the 2005 and 2006 trial diversions, Harvey Water supplied the pipeline from the diversion site to the Chicken Creek 4 Mine Void and Griffin Coal provided fuel for the pumps. Other contributions came from the Department of Water and the National Action Plan for Salinity and Water Quality. Griffin Coal also allowed access to the mine void and access to its freehold land for siting the pumping station and disposal pipeline. However the permanent diversion scheme, the farming systems and waterway rehabilitation components of the Collie River Salinity Recovery Project is funded by the National Action Plan for Salinity and Water Quality. (3) (a) The estimate private costs to date are approximately $150,000. (b) The Government costs are $970,338 to date. It is estimated that a further $29 million (NAPSWQ funds) will be spent over the next 18 months to implement fully the Collie River Salinity Recovery Project.
(2) As part of the 2005 and 2006 trial diversions, Harvey Water supplied the pipeline from the diversion site to the Chicken Creek 4 Mine Void and Griffin Coal provided fuel for the pumps. Other contributions came from the Department of Water and the National Action Plan for Salinity and Water Quality. Griffin Coal also allowed access to the mine void and access to its freehold land for siting the pumping station and disposal pipeline. However the permanent diversion scheme, the farming systems and waterway rehabilitation components of the Collie River Salinity Recovery Project is funded by the National Action Plan for Salinity and Water Quality. (3) (a) The estimate private costs to date are approximately $150,000. (b) The Government costs are $970,338 to date. It is estimated that a further $29 million (NAPSWQ funds) will be spent over the next 18 months to implement fully the Collie River Salinity Recovery Project.
However the permanent diversion scheme, the farming systems and waterway rehabilitation components of the Collie River Salinity Recovery Project is funded by the National Action Plan for Salinity and Water Quality. (3) (a) The estimate private costs to date are approximately $150,000. (b) The Government costs are $970,338 to date. It is estimated that a further $29 million (NAPSWQ funds) will be spent over the next 18 months to implement fully the Collie River Salinity Recovery Project.
(3) (a) The estimate private costs to date are approximately $150,000. (b) The Government costs are $970,338 to date. It is estimated that a further $29 million (NAPSWQ funds) will be spent over the next 18 months to implement fully the Collie River Salinity Recovery Project.
(b) The Government costs are $970,338 to date. It is estimated that a further $29 million (NAPSWQ funds) will be spent over the next 18 months to implement fully the Collie River Salinity Recovery Project.
It is estimated that a further $29 million (NAPSWQ funds) will be spent over the next 18 months to implement fully the Collie River Salinity Recovery Project.
(1) For the Financial Year 2005/2006 - $407,701. For the Financial Year 2006/2007 to date - $562,637. The total of $970,338 is expenditure to date within the Collie River Salinity Recovery Project, a project funded by the state and federal governments through the National Action Plan for Salinity and Water Quality (NAPSWQ), of which saline diversion is one component. Of the total expenditure to date, approximately $600,000 has been for trial saline diversions in 2005 and 2006 including monitoring, with the remainder going towards engineering design plans for Stage 2 of the diversion and the farming systems and waterway rehabilitation components of the Collie River Salinity Recovery Project. (2) As part of the 2005 and 2006 trial diversions, Harvey Water supplied the pipeline from the diversion site to the Chicken Creek 4 Mine Void and Griffin Coal provided fuel for the pumps. Other contributions came from the Department of Water and the National Action Plan for Salinity and Water Quality. Griffin Coal also allowed access to the mine void and access to its freehold land for siting the pumping station and disposal pipeline. However the permanent diversion scheme, the farming systems and waterway rehabilitation components of the Collie River Salinity Recovery Project is funded by the National Action Plan for Salinity and Water Quality. (3) (a) The estimate private costs to date are approximately $150,000. (b) The Government costs are $970,338 to date. It is estimated that a further $29 million (NAPSWQ funds) will be spent over the next 18 months to implement fully the Collie River Salinity Recovery Project.
Of the total expenditure to date, approximately $600,000 has been for trial saline diversions in 2005 and 2006 including monitoring, with the remainder going towards engineering design plans for Stage 2 of the diversion and the farming systems and waterway rehabilitation components of the Collie River Salinity Recovery Project. (2) As part of the 2005 and 2006 trial diversions, Harvey Water supplied the pipeline from the diversion site to the Chicken Creek 4 Mine Void and Griffin Coal provided fuel for the pumps. Other contributions came from the Department of Water and the National Action Plan for Salinity and Water Quality. Griffin Coal also allowed access to the mine void and access to its freehold land for siting the pumping station and disposal pipeline. However the permanent diversion scheme, the farming systems and waterway rehabilitation components of the Collie River Salinity Recovery Project is funded by the National Action Plan for Salinity and Water Quality. (3) (a) The estimate private costs to date are approximately $150,000. (b) The Government costs are $970,338 to date. It is estimated that a further $29 million (NAPSWQ funds) will be spent over the next 18 months to implement fully the Collie River Salinity Recovery Project.
(2) As part of the 2005 and 2006 trial diversions, Harvey Water supplied the pipeline from the diversion site to the Chicken Creek 4 Mine Void and Griffin Coal provided fuel for the pumps. Other contributions came from the Department of Water and the National Action Plan for Salinity and Water Quality. Griffin Coal also allowed access to the mine void and access to its freehold land for siting the pumping station and disposal pipeline. However the permanent diversion scheme, the farming systems and waterway rehabilitation components of the Collie River Salinity Recovery Project is funded by the National Action Plan for Salinity and Water Quality. (3) (a) The estimate private costs to date are approximately $150,000. (b) The Government costs are $970,338 to date. It is estimated that a further $29 million (NAPSWQ funds) will be spent over the next 18 months to implement fully the Collie River Salinity Recovery Project.
However the permanent diversion scheme, the farming systems and waterway rehabilitation components of the Collie River Salinity Recovery Project is funded by the National Action Plan for Salinity and Water Quality. (3) (a) The estimate private costs to date are approximately $150,000. (b) The Government costs are $970,338 to date. It is estimated that a further $29 million (NAPSWQ funds) will be spent over the next 18 months to implement fully the Collie River Salinity Recovery Project.
(3) (a) The estimate private costs to date are approximately $150,000. (b) The Government costs are $970,338 to date. It is estimated that a further $29 million (NAPSWQ funds) will be spent over the next 18 months to implement fully the Collie River Salinity Recovery Project.
(b) The Government costs are $970,338 to date. It is estimated that a further $29 million (NAPSWQ funds) will be spent over the next 18 months to implement fully the Collie River Salinity Recovery Project.
It is estimated that a further $29 million (NAPSWQ funds) will be spent over the next 18 months to implement fully the Collie River Salinity Recovery Project.
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