❓ Question regarding a significant water leak at Safety Bay Senior High School, its rectification, associated costs, and maintenance planning. The Minister confirms the leak is fixed and outlines related actions.
AnsweredQoN 201Legislative Council
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I
refer to the water leak issue at Safety Bay Senior High School, and community
reports the school is currently losing 60,000 litres of water per day, and I ask: (a) has the leak been rectified: (i) if
no to (a), what will the Minister do to ensure the school is not financially
impacted by this leak; (b) what
has been done to rectify the leak so far; (c) how
much money has been spent attempting to rectify the leak to date; (d) has the location or locations of the leak been identified; (e) has the cause of the leak been identified: (i) if
yes to (e), what is or are the issues; and (ii) if yes to (e), what is required to resolve the leak: (A) when
will this take place; (f) is
there a maintenance and upgrade plan for Safety Bay Senior High School: (i) if
yes to (f), can the Minister please table this plan; and (ii) if
no to (f), why not?
refer to the water leak issue at Safety Bay Senior High School, and community
reports the school is currently losing 60,000 litres of water per day, and I ask: (a) has the leak been rectified: (i) if
no to (a), what will the Minister do to ensure the school is not financially
impacted by this leak; (b) what
has been done to rectify the leak so far; (c) how
much money has been spent attempting to rectify the leak to date; (d) has the location or locations of the leak been identified; (e) has the cause of the leak been identified: (i) if
yes to (e), what is or are the issues; and (ii) if yes to (e), what is required to resolve the leak: (A) when
will this take place; (f) is
there a maintenance and upgrade plan for Safety Bay Senior High School: (i) if
yes to (f), can the Minister please table this plan; and (ii) if
no to (f), why not?
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Answered
19 August 2021
Responded by
Minister for Education and Training
Response time
9 days
Answer
(a) Yes.
(i) Not applicable.
(b) All major underground leaks have been repaired with no further leakage reported.
(c) $66,183.
(d) Yes.
(e) Yes.
(i) The school has a number of large trees whose roots have damaged water infrastructure.
(ii) Not applicable.
(A) Not applicable.
(f) No.
(i) Not applicable.
(ii) The Department undertakes a Building Condition Assessment (BCA) process every three to four years which provides information on the condition of all public schools in Western Australia. A BCA report is prepared for every public school and this data is used to inform statewide maintenance programs, such as the McGowan Government’s $200 million Maintenance Blitz, from which Safety Bay Senior High School was allocated $993,000.
(a) Yes.
(i) Not applicable.
(b) All major underground leaks have been repaired with no further leakage reported.
(c) $66,183.
(d) Yes.
(e) Yes.
(i) The school has a number of large trees whose roots have damaged water infrastructure.
(ii) Not applicable.
(A) Not applicable.
(f) No.
(i) Not applicable.
(ii) The Department undertakes a Building Condition Assessment (BCA) process every three to four years which provides information on the condition of all public schools in Western Australia. A BCA report is prepared for every public school and this data is used to inform statewide maintenance programs, such as the McGowan Government’s $200 million Maintenance Blitz, from which Safety Bay Senior High School was allocated $993,000.
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