❓ Question regarding Karara Mining Ltd's water license application and the requirements for demonstrating the appropriateness of the water source and consideration of other potential uses under the Rights in Water and Irrigation Act 1914.
AnsweredQoN 3341Legislative Council
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I refer to Karara Mining Ltd’s application for a licence to withdraw 5.3 gigalitres of water a year from the Parmelia aquifer in the Mingenew sub-area, and ask the following -
(1) What requirements are there, if any, under existing legislation for Karara Mining Ltd to demonstrate why its application for water from a particular source, in this case, the Mingenew sub-area of the Parmelia aquifer, is the most appropriate source of water for its needs?
(2) What requirements are there, under existing legislation, for the Department of Water to consider, when assessing a water licence application such as Karara’s, -
(a) other potential future uses for the water in question, such as agriculture, horticulture and/or drinking water supply; and
(b) whether these other uses should take priority over the proponent’s proposed use?
(1) What requirements are there, if any, under existing legislation for Karara Mining Ltd to demonstrate why its application for water from a particular source, in this case, the Mingenew sub-area of the Parmelia aquifer, is the most appropriate source of water for its needs?
(2) What requirements are there, under existing legislation, for the Department of Water to consider, when assessing a water licence application such as Karara’s, -
(a) other potential future uses for the water in question, such as agriculture, horticulture and/or drinking water supply; and
(b) whether these other uses should take priority over the proponent’s proposed use?
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Answered
21 March 2011
Responded by
Minister for Mental Health representing the Minister for Water
Response time
34 days
The Minister for Water has provided the following response:
(1) Applications for a water licence are under Schedule 1, Clause 7.2 of the
Rights in Water and Irrigation Act, 1914
(
RIWI Act
). All applications to take water must demonstrate fit for purpose water use and that other water sources have been considered.
(2a) Under Schedule 1, Clause 7.2 of the
RIWI Act
the department only considers the future town water supplies in the assessment process.
(b) Future Town Water Supplies have been given priority prior to the consumptive pool being formed.
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(1) Applications for a water licence are under Schedule 1, Clause 7.2 of the
Rights in Water and Irrigation Act, 1914
(
RIWI Act
). All applications to take water must demonstrate fit for purpose water use and that other water sources have been considered.
(2a) Under Schedule 1, Clause 7.2 of the
RIWI Act
the department only considers the future town water supplies in the assessment process.
(b) Future Town Water Supplies have been given priority prior to the consumptive pool being formed.
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