A WA parliamentary question regarding the landscaping of the Southern Seawater Desalination Plant, including contract costs, water usage, and compliance with waterwise principles. The Minister confirms contracts were awarded for $1.858 million, water use is currently nil due to winter, and all vegetation complies with waterwise principles.

AnsweredQoN 692Legislative Council
Asked
1 September 2011
Portfolio
Water

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SOUTHERN SEAWATER DESALINATION PLANT — LANDSCAPING
I refer to the southern seawater desalination plant in Binningup. (1) Has a contract been let to undertake the landscape works; and, if so, what is the cost of the contract? (2) What is the daily estimated water use for watering plants? (3) Does all the plant and vegetation comply with waterwise principles? Hon HELEN MORTON

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I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. (1) Contracts have been awarded to undertake revegetation and landscaping works as required by the state and federal environmental approval. The total value of the contracts is $1.858 million (2) Minor supplementary watering to establish the landscape planting is required. The water use per day for watering plants is currently nil through winter. (3) Yes.
(1) Has a contract been let to undertake the landscape works; and, if so, what is the cost of the contract? (2) What is the daily estimated water use for watering plants? (3) Does all the plant and vegetation comply with waterwise principles? Hon HELEN MORTON replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. (1) Contracts have been awarded to undertake revegetation and landscaping works as required by the state and federal environmental approval. The total value of the contracts is $1.858 million (2) Minor supplementary watering to establish the landscape planting is required. The water use per day for watering plants is currently nil through winter. (3) Yes.
(2) What is the daily estimated water use for watering plants? (3) Does all the plant and vegetation comply with waterwise principles? Hon HELEN MORTON replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. (1) Contracts have been awarded to undertake revegetation and landscaping works as required by the state and federal environmental approval. The total value of the contracts is $1.858 million (2) Minor supplementary watering to establish the landscape planting is required. The water use per day for watering plants is currently nil through winter. (3) Yes.
(3) Does all the plant and vegetation comply with waterwise principles? Hon HELEN MORTON replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. (1) Contracts have been awarded to undertake revegetation and landscaping works as required by the state and federal environmental approval. The total value of the contracts is $1.858 million (2) Minor supplementary watering to establish the landscape planting is required. The water use per day for watering plants is currently nil through winter. (3) Yes.
Hon HELEN MORTON replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. (1) Contracts have been awarded to undertake revegetation and landscaping works as required by the state and federal environmental approval. The total value of the contracts is $1.858 million (2) Minor supplementary watering to establish the landscape planting is required. The water use per day for watering plants is currently nil through winter. (3) Yes.
I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. (1) Contracts have been awarded to undertake revegetation and landscaping works as required by the state and federal environmental approval. The total value of the contracts is $1.858 million (2) Minor supplementary watering to establish the landscape planting is required. The water use per day for watering plants is currently nil through winter. (3) Yes.
(1) Contracts have been awarded to undertake revegetation and landscaping works as required by the state and federal environmental approval. The total value of the contracts is $1.858 million (2) Minor supplementary watering to establish the landscape planting is required. The water use per day for watering plants is currently nil through winter. (3) Yes.
(2) Minor supplementary watering to establish the landscape planting is required. The water use per day for watering plants is currently nil through winter. (3) Yes.
(3) Yes.

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