❓ 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
QuestionView source ↗
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?
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
(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
Explore WA Government Data
Search the full archive in the free dashboard, or query programmatically via API.
Explore more
Government Gazette
Appointments, regulatory notices, planning changes.
Hansard
Debates, questions, speeches and sentiment.
Tabled Papers
Reports and documents tabled in Parliament.
Committees
Committee profiles and recent reports.
Regulations
Subsidiary legislation with filters and summaries.
Bills
Proposed laws and parliamentary progress.
Acts
Current WA legislation and summaries.
Explanatory Memoranda
Bills with EMs (text/PDF) available.
Members
MP profiles, party breakdown and rankings.
Pollie Rankings
Data-driven rankings across 19 categories.
Amendment Chains
Track how schemes and regulations evolve over time.