A parliamentary question regarding drain maintenance responsibilities under the Swan-Canning Water Quality Improvement Plan. The answer clarifies that neither the Water Corporation nor the Department of Water are responsible for the identified maintenance tasks.

AnsweredQoN 5977Legislative Council
Asked
11 September 2012
Portfolio
Water

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I refer to the Swan-Canning Water Quality Improvement Plan and the need the Western Australian Local Government Association has identified for outstanding drain maintenance to be accomplished, and I ask —
(1) What, if any, actions have been undertaken by the Water Corporation to address these outstanding maintenance tasks?
(2) What, if any, funding has been supplied by the Water Corporation to address these outstanding maintenance tasks?
(3) What, if any, actions have been undertaken by the Department of Water to address these outstanding maintenance tasks?
(4) What, if any, funding has been supplied by the Department of Water to address these outstanding maintenance tasks?
(5) Could the Minister please specify what actions are being undertaken to support local government authorities to address this issue?

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Answered
16 October 2012
Responded by
Minister for Mental Health representing the Minister for Water
Response time
35 days
(1) No actions are required to be undertaken by the Water Corporation to address maintenance tasks, as drain maintenance does not form part of the report.
(2) No funding has been supplied by the Water Corporation to address the management actions in the report, as the actions do not refer to drainage maintenance. The Corporation funds its normal drainage maintenance program through its annual budget.
(3) The Department of Water does not own or manage any drainage infrastructure.
(4) The Department of Water is not responsible for drainage infrastructure maintenance tasks.
(5) Not applicable
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