❓ A parliamentary question addresses grey water reuse, water-saving methods like composting toilets, and implementation plans. The Minister clarifies responsibilities and outlines existing water-saving initiatives, confirming concrete plans are in place.
AnsweredQoN 1019Legislative Council
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(1) Has the Water Corporation allowed the reuse of grey water on gardens? (2) Is the corporation considering other water saving and reusing methods, including dry composting toilets, and will the minister provide details of the methods being considered? (3) Are there any concrete plans to implement these proposals? Hon N.D. GRIFFITHS
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I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. (1) No. The decision to allow the use of grey water lies with the Department of Health. (2) The use of dry composting toilets would require the approval of the Department of Health. The Water Corporation is actively encouraging the public to undertake a range of water-saving options through its ongoing advertising campaign during the current period of water restrictions. It has also committed to a waste water reuse scheme at Kwinana, where industry will be provided with highly treated waste water to replace five gigalitres per annum of scheme water currently being used. (3) Yes.
(2) Is the corporation considering other water saving and reusing methods, including dry composting toilets, and will the minister provide details of the methods being considered? (3) Are there any concrete plans to implement these proposals? Hon N.D. GRIFFITHS replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. (1) No. The decision to allow the use of grey water lies with the Department of Health. (2) The use of dry composting toilets would require the approval of the Department of Health. The Water Corporation is actively encouraging the public to undertake a range of water-saving options through its ongoing advertising campaign during the current period of water restrictions. It has also committed to a waste water reuse scheme at Kwinana, where industry will be provided with highly treated waste water to replace five gigalitres per annum of scheme water currently being used. (3) Yes.
(3) Are there any concrete plans to implement these proposals? Hon N.D. GRIFFITHS replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. (1) No. The decision to allow the use of grey water lies with the Department of Health. (2) The use of dry composting toilets would require the approval of the Department of Health. The Water Corporation is actively encouraging the public to undertake a range of water-saving options through its ongoing advertising campaign during the current period of water restrictions. It has also committed to a waste water reuse scheme at Kwinana, where industry will be provided with highly treated waste water to replace five gigalitres per annum of scheme water currently being used. (3) Yes.
Hon N.D. GRIFFITHS replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. (1) No. The decision to allow the use of grey water lies with the Department of Health. (2) The use of dry composting toilets would require the approval of the Department of Health. The Water Corporation is actively encouraging the public to undertake a range of water-saving options through its ongoing advertising campaign during the current period of water restrictions. It has also committed to a waste water reuse scheme at Kwinana, where industry will be provided with highly treated waste water to replace five gigalitres per annum of scheme water currently being used. (3) Yes.
I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. (1) No. The decision to allow the use of grey water lies with the Department of Health. (2) The use of dry composting toilets would require the approval of the Department of Health. The Water Corporation is actively encouraging the public to undertake a range of water-saving options through its ongoing advertising campaign during the current period of water restrictions. It has also committed to a waste water reuse scheme at Kwinana, where industry will be provided with highly treated waste water to replace five gigalitres per annum of scheme water currently being used. (3) Yes.
(1) No. The decision to allow the use of grey water lies with the Department of Health. (2) The use of dry composting toilets would require the approval of the Department of Health. The Water Corporation is actively encouraging the public to undertake a range of water-saving options through its ongoing advertising campaign during the current period of water restrictions. It has also committed to a waste water reuse scheme at Kwinana, where industry will be provided with highly treated waste water to replace five gigalitres per annum of scheme water currently being used. (3) Yes.
(2) The use of dry composting toilets would require the approval of the Department of Health. The Water Corporation is actively encouraging the public to undertake a range of water-saving options through its ongoing advertising campaign during the current period of water restrictions. It has also committed to a waste water reuse scheme at Kwinana, where industry will be provided with highly treated waste water to replace five gigalitres per annum of scheme water currently being used. (3) Yes.
(3) Yes.
(2) Is the corporation considering other water saving and reusing methods, including dry composting toilets, and will the minister provide details of the methods being considered? (3) Are there any concrete plans to implement these proposals? Hon N.D. GRIFFITHS replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. (1) No. The decision to allow the use of grey water lies with the Department of Health. (2) The use of dry composting toilets would require the approval of the Department of Health. The Water Corporation is actively encouraging the public to undertake a range of water-saving options through its ongoing advertising campaign during the current period of water restrictions. It has also committed to a waste water reuse scheme at Kwinana, where industry will be provided with highly treated waste water to replace five gigalitres per annum of scheme water currently being used. (3) Yes.
(3) Are there any concrete plans to implement these proposals? Hon N.D. GRIFFITHS replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. (1) No. The decision to allow the use of grey water lies with the Department of Health. (2) The use of dry composting toilets would require the approval of the Department of Health. The Water Corporation is actively encouraging the public to undertake a range of water-saving options through its ongoing advertising campaign during the current period of water restrictions. It has also committed to a waste water reuse scheme at Kwinana, where industry will be provided with highly treated waste water to replace five gigalitres per annum of scheme water currently being used. (3) Yes.
Hon N.D. GRIFFITHS replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. (1) No. The decision to allow the use of grey water lies with the Department of Health. (2) The use of dry composting toilets would require the approval of the Department of Health. The Water Corporation is actively encouraging the public to undertake a range of water-saving options through its ongoing advertising campaign during the current period of water restrictions. It has also committed to a waste water reuse scheme at Kwinana, where industry will be provided with highly treated waste water to replace five gigalitres per annum of scheme water currently being used. (3) Yes.
I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. (1) No. The decision to allow the use of grey water lies with the Department of Health. (2) The use of dry composting toilets would require the approval of the Department of Health. The Water Corporation is actively encouraging the public to undertake a range of water-saving options through its ongoing advertising campaign during the current period of water restrictions. It has also committed to a waste water reuse scheme at Kwinana, where industry will be provided with highly treated waste water to replace five gigalitres per annum of scheme water currently being used. (3) Yes.
(1) No. The decision to allow the use of grey water lies with the Department of Health. (2) The use of dry composting toilets would require the approval of the Department of Health. The Water Corporation is actively encouraging the public to undertake a range of water-saving options through its ongoing advertising campaign during the current period of water restrictions. It has also committed to a waste water reuse scheme at Kwinana, where industry will be provided with highly treated waste water to replace five gigalitres per annum of scheme water currently being used. (3) Yes.
(2) The use of dry composting toilets would require the approval of the Department of Health. The Water Corporation is actively encouraging the public to undertake a range of water-saving options through its ongoing advertising campaign during the current period of water restrictions. It has also committed to a waste water reuse scheme at Kwinana, where industry will be provided with highly treated waste water to replace five gigalitres per annum of scheme water currently being used. (3) Yes.
(3) Yes.
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