A WA parliamentary question seeks details on Alcoa's water license fees and potable water usage, with the Minister providing a breakdown of fees and usage data for recent years.

AnsweredQoN 1206Legislative Council
Asked
14 February 2023
Portfolio
Water

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I refer to question on notice 999 answered on 29 November 2022, and I ask: (a) what is Alcoa’s total annual
licence fees for the 17 licences provided in answer to question on notice 999; (b) if the Minister cannot give an answer to (a), why not; (c) water licensing fees were quoted to
vary between $172 to $8,929 per annum. Can
the Minister detail the individual water licensing fees for each of
the 17 licences provided in answer to question on notice 999; (d) if not to (c), why not; (e) according the response given to question on notice 999, Alcoa Kwinana uses
“0.615912 gigalitres per annum
of potable water”, can the Minister provide a breakdown of the the usage of
potable water in the years 2018-19, 2019-20, 2020-21 and 2021-22, respectively, and advise how much was paid for
potable water in each of those years; and (f) if not to (e), why not?

AnswerView source ↗

Answered
14 March 2023
Responded by
Parliamentary Secretary representing the Minister for Water
Response time
6 days
(a)   No annual water licence fees apply.
(b)   not applicable
(c)
Licence number
Application type
Fee charged
GWL167867(7)
Licence renewal
N/A (prior to fees being introduced)
GWL98936(9)
Department initiated amendment
N/A (fees not applicable)
GWL150586(6)
Licence renewal
N/A (prior to fees being introduced)
SWL98937(3)
Licence renewal
$4001.00
SWL98939(3)
Licence renewal
$4001.00
SWL98940(3)
Licence renewal
$4001.00
GWL102669(3)
Licence renewal
N/A (prior to fees being introduced)
GWL160881(3)
Licence renewal
N/A (prior to fees being introduced)
SWL97472(6)
Licence renewal
N/A (prior to fees being introduced)
SWL99246(5)
Licence renewal
N/A (prior to fees being introduced)
SWL151027(4)
Licence renewal
N/A (prior to fees being introduced)
GWL159085(3)
Licence amendment
N/A (prior to fees being introduced)
SWL153635(3)
Licence renewal
N/A (prior to fees being introduced)
SWL63409(4)
Licence renewal
N/A (prior to fees being introduced)
SWL61024(3)
Licence renewal
$4001.00
SWL83356(5)
Licence renewal
N/A (prior to fees being introduced)
SWL68893(5)
Licence renewal
N/A (prior to fees being introduced)
(d) N/A.
(e)
Year
Water use
Water charge
2018-19
596,095 kL
$2.4570/kL
2019-20
698,312 kL
$2.5180/kL
2020-21
577,032 kL
$2.5810/kL
2021-22
572,392 kL
$2.6460/Kl
(f) N/A

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