❓ Hon. Darren West questions the Minister for Water regarding the 5-year timeline for installing fire hydrants and the progress of installations in high bushfire risk areas. The Minister responds with details on prioritization, installation numbers, and maintenance procedures.
AnsweredQoN 1390Legislative Council
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FIRE
HYDRANTS — STATE NETWORK
1390. Hon DARREN WEST to the
minister representing the Minister for Water:
I refer to the recent review of fire hydrants across the
state and the gaps in the network identified, meaning an additional 2 900 hydrants
would need to be installed to adequately secure water supply for emergencies
across the state.
(1) Can the Minister for Water explain why this will take
five years to complete?
(2) How many or
what percentage of the 330 planned new hydrants for high bushfire risk areas,
such as Augusta, Bridgetown, Collie, Dunsborough, Manjimup, Mt Barker, Margaret
River, Narrogin, Northam and York, have been already installed?
(3) In addition
to this infill program, what is the approximate number of hydrants earmarked
for maintenance and the anticipated waiting time to repair once reported?
HYDRANTS — STATE NETWORK
1390. Hon DARREN WEST to the
minister representing the Minister for Water:
I refer to the recent review of fire hydrants across the
state and the gaps in the network identified, meaning an additional 2 900 hydrants
would need to be installed to adequately secure water supply for emergencies
across the state.
(1) Can the Minister for Water explain why this will take
five years to complete?
(2) How many or
what percentage of the 330 planned new hydrants for high bushfire risk areas,
such as Augusta, Bridgetown, Collie, Dunsborough, Manjimup, Mt Barker, Margaret
River, Narrogin, Northam and York, have been already installed?
(3) In addition
to this infill program, what is the approximate number of hydrants earmarked
for maintenance and the anticipated waiting time to repair once reported?
AnswerView source ↗
On behalf of the Minister for Water,
I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question.
(1) The full
program of works was staged over five years based on priorities such as high
fire risk areas and the number of hydrants that can reasonably be delivered on
a yearly basis.
(2) By the end of
November 2015, a total of 314 hydrants will have been installed in Augusta,
Bridgetown, Collie, Dunsborough, Manjimup, Mt Barker, Margaret River, Narrogin,
Northam and York. A further 16 planned hydrants were not required after further
investigation and consultation with the Department of Fire and Emergency
Services.
(3) DFES
generates fire hydrant maintenance work orders, which the Water Corporation is
responsible for carrying out. DFES classifies these work orders as high,
standard or low priority. The target completion time frame varies from four
weeks for high priority to 12 months for low priority. There are approximately
160 work orders currently in progress.
I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question.
(1) The full
program of works was staged over five years based on priorities such as high
fire risk areas and the number of hydrants that can reasonably be delivered on
a yearly basis.
(2) By the end of
November 2015, a total of 314 hydrants will have been installed in Augusta,
Bridgetown, Collie, Dunsborough, Manjimup, Mt Barker, Margaret River, Narrogin,
Northam and York. A further 16 planned hydrants were not required after further
investigation and consultation with the Department of Fire and Emergency
Services.
(3) DFES
generates fire hydrant maintenance work orders, which the Water Corporation is
responsible for carrying out. DFES classifies these work orders as high,
standard or low priority. The target completion time frame varies from four
weeks for high priority to 12 months for low priority. There are approximately
160 work orders currently in progress.
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