❓ Hon Helen Morton questions the Minister for Water Resources regarding the effectiveness of the Middle Helena Land Use and Water Management Strategy in ensuring acceptable water quality. The Minister expresses confidence in the strategy.
AnsweredQoN 1212Legislative Council
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MIDDLE HELENA LAND USE AND WATER MANAGEMENT STRATEGY 1212. Hon HELEN MORTON to the Leader of the House representing the Minister for Water Resources: Is the minister satisfied that the water management strategy and the restrictions on land use in the priority 1 and 2 areas of the middle Helena catchment will ensure continuing acceptable water quality from this important water resource? Hon KIM CHANCE
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I thank Hon Helen Morton for some notice of this question. Yes. The draft middle Helena land use and water management strategy - MHLUWMS for short - is an integrated land use and water quality management approach that has been successfully applied in a number of public drinking water source areas, including the Gnangara and Jandakot underground water pollution control areas. The land use and water management strategy - LUWMS - was developed following extensive consultation, including with state and local government authorities and landowners. Where the LUWMS is not applied, the Department of Water uses drinking water source protection plans, which are also applied under the Western Australian Planning Commission’s “State Planning Policy 2.7 Public Drinking Water Source Areas”. The draft MHLUWMS will apply to changes of land use to ensure that there is no increase in the risk of contamination of the middle Helena catchment area.
MIDDLE HELENA LAND USE AND WATER MANAGEMENT STRATEGY
Is the minister satisfied that the water management strategy and the restrictions on land use in the priority 1 and 2 areas of the middle Helena catchment will ensure continuing acceptable water quality from this important water resource? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank Hon Helen Morton for some notice of this question. Yes. The draft middle Helena land use and water management strategy - MHLUWMS for short - is an integrated land use and water quality management approach that has been successfully applied in a number of public drinking water source areas, including the Gnangara and Jandakot underground water pollution control areas. The land use and water management strategy - LUWMS - was developed following extensive consultation, including with state and local government authorities and landowners. Where the LUWMS is not applied, the Department of Water uses drinking water source protection plans, which are also applied under the Western Australian Planning Commission’s “State Planning Policy 2.7 Public Drinking Water Source Areas”. The draft MHLUWMS will apply to changes of land use to ensure that there is no increase in the risk of contamination of the middle Helena catchment area.
Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank Hon Helen Morton for some notice of this question. Yes. The draft middle Helena land use and water management strategy - MHLUWMS for short - is an integrated land use and water quality management approach that has been successfully applied in a number of public drinking water source areas, including the Gnangara and Jandakot underground water pollution control areas. The land use and water management strategy - LUWMS - was developed following extensive consultation, including with state and local government authorities and landowners. Where the LUWMS is not applied, the Department of Water uses drinking water source protection plans, which are also applied under the Western Australian Planning Commission’s “State Planning Policy 2.7 Public Drinking Water Source Areas”. The draft MHLUWMS will apply to changes of land use to ensure that there is no increase in the risk of contamination of the middle Helena catchment area.
I thank Hon Helen Morton for some notice of this question. Yes. The draft middle Helena land use and water management strategy - MHLUWMS for short - is an integrated land use and water quality management approach that has been successfully applied in a number of public drinking water source areas, including the Gnangara and Jandakot underground water pollution control areas. The land use and water management strategy - LUWMS - was developed following extensive consultation, including with state and local government authorities and landowners. Where the LUWMS is not applied, the Department of Water uses drinking water source protection plans, which are also applied under the Western Australian Planning Commission’s “State Planning Policy 2.7 Public Drinking Water Source Areas”. The draft MHLUWMS will apply to changes of land use to ensure that there is no increase in the risk of contamination of the middle Helena catchment area.
Yes. The draft middle Helena land use and water management strategy - MHLUWMS for short - is an integrated land use and water quality management approach that has been successfully applied in a number of public drinking water source areas, including the Gnangara and Jandakot underground water pollution control areas. The land use and water management strategy - LUWMS - was developed following extensive consultation, including with state and local government authorities and landowners. Where the LUWMS is not applied, the Department of Water uses drinking water source protection plans, which are also applied under the Western Australian Planning Commission’s “State Planning Policy 2.7 Public Drinking Water Source Areas”. The draft MHLUWMS will apply to changes of land use to ensure that there is no increase in the risk of contamination of the middle Helena catchment area.
MIDDLE HELENA LAND USE AND WATER MANAGEMENT STRATEGY
Is the minister satisfied that the water management strategy and the restrictions on land use in the priority 1 and 2 areas of the middle Helena catchment will ensure continuing acceptable water quality from this important water resource? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank Hon Helen Morton for some notice of this question. Yes. The draft middle Helena land use and water management strategy - MHLUWMS for short - is an integrated land use and water quality management approach that has been successfully applied in a number of public drinking water source areas, including the Gnangara and Jandakot underground water pollution control areas. The land use and water management strategy - LUWMS - was developed following extensive consultation, including with state and local government authorities and landowners. Where the LUWMS is not applied, the Department of Water uses drinking water source protection plans, which are also applied under the Western Australian Planning Commission’s “State Planning Policy 2.7 Public Drinking Water Source Areas”. The draft MHLUWMS will apply to changes of land use to ensure that there is no increase in the risk of contamination of the middle Helena catchment area.
Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank Hon Helen Morton for some notice of this question. Yes. The draft middle Helena land use and water management strategy - MHLUWMS for short - is an integrated land use and water quality management approach that has been successfully applied in a number of public drinking water source areas, including the Gnangara and Jandakot underground water pollution control areas. The land use and water management strategy - LUWMS - was developed following extensive consultation, including with state and local government authorities and landowners. Where the LUWMS is not applied, the Department of Water uses drinking water source protection plans, which are also applied under the Western Australian Planning Commission’s “State Planning Policy 2.7 Public Drinking Water Source Areas”. The draft MHLUWMS will apply to changes of land use to ensure that there is no increase in the risk of contamination of the middle Helena catchment area.
I thank Hon Helen Morton for some notice of this question. Yes. The draft middle Helena land use and water management strategy - MHLUWMS for short - is an integrated land use and water quality management approach that has been successfully applied in a number of public drinking water source areas, including the Gnangara and Jandakot underground water pollution control areas. The land use and water management strategy - LUWMS - was developed following extensive consultation, including with state and local government authorities and landowners. Where the LUWMS is not applied, the Department of Water uses drinking water source protection plans, which are also applied under the Western Australian Planning Commission’s “State Planning Policy 2.7 Public Drinking Water Source Areas”. The draft MHLUWMS will apply to changes of land use to ensure that there is no increase in the risk of contamination of the middle Helena catchment area.
Yes. The draft middle Helena land use and water management strategy - MHLUWMS for short - is an integrated land use and water quality management approach that has been successfully applied in a number of public drinking water source areas, including the Gnangara and Jandakot underground water pollution control areas. The land use and water management strategy - LUWMS - was developed following extensive consultation, including with state and local government authorities and landowners. Where the LUWMS is not applied, the Department of Water uses drinking water source protection plans, which are also applied under the Western Australian Planning Commission’s “State Planning Policy 2.7 Public Drinking Water Source Areas”. The draft MHLUWMS will apply to changes of land use to ensure that there is no increase in the risk of contamination of the middle Helena catchment area.
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