❓ WA Parliamentary Question on Notice requests water usage data for Alcoa and South32 licenses from 2019-2023. The answer provides detailed water usage volumes for Alcoa's licenses, including allocation, locality, and abstraction volumes.
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Please supply the amount of water used under the following licenses, where data is available, for financial years 2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23 and 2023 to date: (a) Alcoa of Australia Limited: (i) 61024; (ii) 63409; (iii) 68893; (iv) 83356; (v) 97472; (vi) 98936; (vii) 98937; (viii) 98939; (ix) 98940; (x) 99246; (xi) 102669; (xii) 150586; (xiii) 151027; (xiv) 153635; (xv) 159085; (xvi) 160881; and (xvii) 167867; and (b) South32 Worsley Alumina Pty Ltd: (i) 68041?
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Answered
16 April 2024
Responded by
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Water
Response time
4 days
Answer:
(a) Water usage volumes for Alcoa of Australia Limited’s licences to take water under the Rights in Water and Irrigation Act 1914 are outlined in Table 1.
Table 1
Water Usage Volumes
Licence number
Licence Allocation (kilolitres per annum)
Locality
Water Resource Area / Resource
Water Year
Abstraction Volume (kilolitres)
GWL167867(7) & GWL98936(9)
Note Alcoa report total abstraction as combined volumes for these licences.
GWL167867(7) 2,500,000
GWL98936(9) 4,000,000
(6,500,000 combined)
Pinjarra Refinery
GWR – Murray, Pinjarra, Perth – Cattamarra Coal Measures
01/07/2019 - 30/06/2020
4,126,200
01/07/2020 - 30/06/2021
6,396,400
01/07/2021 - 30/06/2022
4,564,078
01/07/2022 - 30/06/2023
3,608,834
GWL150586(6)
400,000
Pinjarra Refinery
GWR – Murray, Pinjarra, Perth – Superficial Swan
01/07/2019 - 30/06/2020
202,862
01/07/2020 - 30/06/2021
197,750
01/07/2021 - 30/06/2022
207,805
01/07/2022 - 30/06/2023
278,472
SWL98937(3)
3,000,000
Pinjarra Refinery
SWR – Murray River and Tributaries, Oakley, Oakley
05/11/2019 - 04/11/2020
619,264
05/11/2020 - 04/11/2021
1,651,607
05/11/2021 - 04/11/2022
1,706,891
05/11/2022 - 04/11/2023
640,532
SWL98939(3)
Note: Licence recently renewed and licensed allocation reduced to 1,000,000 kilolitres per annum
2,000,000
Pinjarra Refinery
SWR – Murray River and Tributaries, Barritt/Tate, Barritt/Tate
05/11/2019 - 04/11/2020
256,441
05/11/2020 - 04/11/2021
676,144
05/11/2021 - 04/11/2022
642,647
05/11/2022 - 04/11/2023
623,696
SWL98940(3)
Note: Licence recently renewed and licensed allocation reduced to 1,200,000 kilolitres per annum
4,000,000
Pinjarra Refinery
SWR – Murray River and Tributaries, Oakley, Oakley
05/11/2019 - 04/11/2020
294,311
05/11/2020 - 04/11/2021
684,173
05/11/2021 - 04/11/2022
684,173
05/11/2022 - 04/11/2023
596,854
GWL102669(3)
550,000
Wagerup Refinery
GWR – Murray, Waroona, Perth – Superficial Swan
01/01/2019 - 31/12/2019
329,657
01/01/2020 - 31/12/2020
384,370
01/01/2021 - 31/12/2021
373,862
01/01/2022 - 31/12/2022
406,195
01/01/2023 - 31/12/2023
331,500
GWL160881(3)
146,600
Wagerup Refinery
GWR – Murray, Waroona, Perth – Superficial Swan
01/01/2019 - 31/12/2019
37,957
01/01/2020 - 31/12/2020
39,268
01/01/2021 - 31/12/2021
40,112
01/01/2022 - 31/12/2022
60,781
01/01/2023 - 31/12/2023
58,745
SWL97472(6)
1,600,000
Wagerup Refinery
SWR – Harvey, Yalup Brook, Yalup Brook
01/01/2019 - 31/12/2019
1,013,972
01/01/2020 - 31/12/2020
1,212,272
01/01/2021 - 31/12/2021
532,029
01/01/2022 - 31/12/2022
427,200
01/01/2023 - 31/12/2023
497,000
SWL99246(5)
2,500,000
Wagerup Refinery
SWR – Harvey, Yalup Brook, Yalup Brook
01/01/2019 - 31/12/2019
1,348,585
01/01/2020 - 31/12/2020
2,500,000
01/01/2021 - 31/12/2021
1,737,126
01/01/2022 - 31/12/2022
273,469
01/01/2023 - 31/12/2023
1,749,000
SWL151027(4)
4,400,000
Wagerup Refinery
SWR – Harvey, Harvey Main Drain, Harvey Main Drain
01/01/2019 - 31/12/2019
563,000
01/01/2020 - 31/12/2020
1,159,000
01/01/2021 - 31/12/2021
643,025
01/01/2022 - 31/12/2022
967,000
01/01/2023 - 31/12/2023
216,000
GWL159085(3)
5,404,000
Kwinana Refinery
GWR – Cockburn, Valley, Perth – Superficial Swan
01/01/2019 - 31/12/2019
3,294,101
01/01/2020 - 31/12/2020
3,208,086
01/01/2021 - 31/12/2021
3,013,169
01/01/2022 - 31/12/2022
2,830,503
01/01/2023 - 31/12/2023
2,289,336
SWL153635(3)
30,000
Huntly & Willowdale Mine Sites
SWR – Dandalup River System, South Dandalup, South Dandalup
01/01/2019 - 31/12/2019
NIL
01/01/2020 - 31/12/2020
NIL
01/01/2021 - 31/12/2021
NIL
01/01/2022 - 31/12/2022
NIL
01/01/2023 - 31/12/2023
NIL
SWL63409(4)
500,000
Huntly & Willowdale Mine Site
SWR – Dandalup River System, South Dandalup, South Dandalup
01/01/2019 - 31/12/2019
135,070
01/01/2020 - 31/12/2020
109,319
01/01/2021 - 31/12/2021
404,881
01/01/2022 - 31/12/2022
109,518
01/01/2023 - 31/12/2023
108,413
SWL61024(3)
450,000
Huntly & Willowdale Mine Site
SWR – Harvey, Samson Brook, Samson Brook
01/01/2019 - 31/12/2019
389,660
01/01/2020 - 31/12/2020
297,660
01/01/2021 - 31/12/2021
374,064
01/01/2022 - 31/12/2022
314,141
01/01/2023 - 31/12/2023
368,017
SWL83356(5)
70,000
Huntly & Willowdale Mine Site
SWR – Murray River and Tributaries, Marrinup Brook, Marrinup Brook
31/01/2019 - 30/01/2020
36,697
31/01/2020 - 30/01/2021
20,294
31/01/2021 - 30/01/2022
28,144
01/01/2022 - 31/12/2022
37,197
01/01/2023 - 31/12/2023
2,931
SWL68893(5)
45,000
Huntly & Willowdale Mine Site
SWR – Murray River and Tributaries, Marrinup Brook, Marrinup Brook
01/01/2019 - 31/12/2019
NIL
01/01/2020 - 31/12/2020
NIL
01/01/2021 - 31/12/2021
NIL
01/01/2022 - 31/12/2022
NIL
01/01/2023 - 31/12/2023
NIL
(a) Water usage volumes for South32 Worsley Alumina Pty Ltd licence to take water SWL68041 under the Rights in Water and Irrigation Act 1914 are outlined in Table 2.
Table 2
Water Usage Volumes
Licence number
Licence Allocation (kilolitres per 10 year licence term)
Locality
Water Resource Area / Resource
Water Year
Abstraction Volume (kilolitres)
SWL68041
26,000,000
(annual use not to exceed 5,400,000 kilolitres)
Refinery
SWR – Collie, Brunswick, Brunswick 1
01/07/2019 - 30/06/2020
1,574,342
01/07/2020 - 30/06/2021
1,291,809
01/07/2021 - 30/06/2022
1,370,073
01/07/2022 - 30/06/2023
3,387,299
(a) Water usage volumes for Alcoa of Australia Limited’s licences to take water under the Rights in Water and Irrigation Act 1914 are outlined in Table 1.
Table 1
Water Usage Volumes
Licence number
Licence Allocation (kilolitres per annum)
Locality
Water Resource Area / Resource
Water Year
Abstraction Volume (kilolitres)
GWL167867(7) & GWL98936(9)
Note Alcoa report total abstraction as combined volumes for these licences.
GWL167867(7) 2,500,000
GWL98936(9) 4,000,000
(6,500,000 combined)
Pinjarra Refinery
GWR – Murray, Pinjarra, Perth – Cattamarra Coal Measures
01/07/2019 - 30/06/2020
4,126,200
01/07/2020 - 30/06/2021
6,396,400
01/07/2021 - 30/06/2022
4,564,078
01/07/2022 - 30/06/2023
3,608,834
GWL150586(6)
400,000
Pinjarra Refinery
GWR – Murray, Pinjarra, Perth – Superficial Swan
01/07/2019 - 30/06/2020
202,862
01/07/2020 - 30/06/2021
197,750
01/07/2021 - 30/06/2022
207,805
01/07/2022 - 30/06/2023
278,472
SWL98937(3)
3,000,000
Pinjarra Refinery
SWR – Murray River and Tributaries, Oakley, Oakley
05/11/2019 - 04/11/2020
619,264
05/11/2020 - 04/11/2021
1,651,607
05/11/2021 - 04/11/2022
1,706,891
05/11/2022 - 04/11/2023
640,532
SWL98939(3)
Note: Licence recently renewed and licensed allocation reduced to 1,000,000 kilolitres per annum
2,000,000
Pinjarra Refinery
SWR – Murray River and Tributaries, Barritt/Tate, Barritt/Tate
05/11/2019 - 04/11/2020
256,441
05/11/2020 - 04/11/2021
676,144
05/11/2021 - 04/11/2022
642,647
05/11/2022 - 04/11/2023
623,696
SWL98940(3)
Note: Licence recently renewed and licensed allocation reduced to 1,200,000 kilolitres per annum
4,000,000
Pinjarra Refinery
SWR – Murray River and Tributaries, Oakley, Oakley
05/11/2019 - 04/11/2020
294,311
05/11/2020 - 04/11/2021
684,173
05/11/2021 - 04/11/2022
684,173
05/11/2022 - 04/11/2023
596,854
GWL102669(3)
550,000
Wagerup Refinery
GWR – Murray, Waroona, Perth – Superficial Swan
01/01/2019 - 31/12/2019
329,657
01/01/2020 - 31/12/2020
384,370
01/01/2021 - 31/12/2021
373,862
01/01/2022 - 31/12/2022
406,195
01/01/2023 - 31/12/2023
331,500
GWL160881(3)
146,600
Wagerup Refinery
GWR – Murray, Waroona, Perth – Superficial Swan
01/01/2019 - 31/12/2019
37,957
01/01/2020 - 31/12/2020
39,268
01/01/2021 - 31/12/2021
40,112
01/01/2022 - 31/12/2022
60,781
01/01/2023 - 31/12/2023
58,745
SWL97472(6)
1,600,000
Wagerup Refinery
SWR – Harvey, Yalup Brook, Yalup Brook
01/01/2019 - 31/12/2019
1,013,972
01/01/2020 - 31/12/2020
1,212,272
01/01/2021 - 31/12/2021
532,029
01/01/2022 - 31/12/2022
427,200
01/01/2023 - 31/12/2023
497,000
SWL99246(5)
2,500,000
Wagerup Refinery
SWR – Harvey, Yalup Brook, Yalup Brook
01/01/2019 - 31/12/2019
1,348,585
01/01/2020 - 31/12/2020
2,500,000
01/01/2021 - 31/12/2021
1,737,126
01/01/2022 - 31/12/2022
273,469
01/01/2023 - 31/12/2023
1,749,000
SWL151027(4)
4,400,000
Wagerup Refinery
SWR – Harvey, Harvey Main Drain, Harvey Main Drain
01/01/2019 - 31/12/2019
563,000
01/01/2020 - 31/12/2020
1,159,000
01/01/2021 - 31/12/2021
643,025
01/01/2022 - 31/12/2022
967,000
01/01/2023 - 31/12/2023
216,000
GWL159085(3)
5,404,000
Kwinana Refinery
GWR – Cockburn, Valley, Perth – Superficial Swan
01/01/2019 - 31/12/2019
3,294,101
01/01/2020 - 31/12/2020
3,208,086
01/01/2021 - 31/12/2021
3,013,169
01/01/2022 - 31/12/2022
2,830,503
01/01/2023 - 31/12/2023
2,289,336
SWL153635(3)
30,000
Huntly & Willowdale Mine Sites
SWR – Dandalup River System, South Dandalup, South Dandalup
01/01/2019 - 31/12/2019
NIL
01/01/2020 - 31/12/2020
NIL
01/01/2021 - 31/12/2021
NIL
01/01/2022 - 31/12/2022
NIL
01/01/2023 - 31/12/2023
NIL
SWL63409(4)
500,000
Huntly & Willowdale Mine Site
SWR – Dandalup River System, South Dandalup, South Dandalup
01/01/2019 - 31/12/2019
135,070
01/01/2020 - 31/12/2020
109,319
01/01/2021 - 31/12/2021
404,881
01/01/2022 - 31/12/2022
109,518
01/01/2023 - 31/12/2023
108,413
SWL61024(3)
450,000
Huntly & Willowdale Mine Site
SWR – Harvey, Samson Brook, Samson Brook
01/01/2019 - 31/12/2019
389,660
01/01/2020 - 31/12/2020
297,660
01/01/2021 - 31/12/2021
374,064
01/01/2022 - 31/12/2022
314,141
01/01/2023 - 31/12/2023
368,017
SWL83356(5)
70,000
Huntly & Willowdale Mine Site
SWR – Murray River and Tributaries, Marrinup Brook, Marrinup Brook
31/01/2019 - 30/01/2020
36,697
31/01/2020 - 30/01/2021
20,294
31/01/2021 - 30/01/2022
28,144
01/01/2022 - 31/12/2022
37,197
01/01/2023 - 31/12/2023
2,931
SWL68893(5)
45,000
Huntly & Willowdale Mine Site
SWR – Murray River and Tributaries, Marrinup Brook, Marrinup Brook
01/01/2019 - 31/12/2019
NIL
01/01/2020 - 31/12/2020
NIL
01/01/2021 - 31/12/2021
NIL
01/01/2022 - 31/12/2022
NIL
01/01/2023 - 31/12/2023
NIL
(a) Water usage volumes for South32 Worsley Alumina Pty Ltd licence to take water SWL68041 under the Rights in Water and Irrigation Act 1914 are outlined in Table 2.
Table 2
Water Usage Volumes
Licence number
Licence Allocation (kilolitres per 10 year licence term)
Locality
Water Resource Area / Resource
Water Year
Abstraction Volume (kilolitres)
SWL68041
26,000,000
(annual use not to exceed 5,400,000 kilolitres)
Refinery
SWR – Collie, Brunswick, Brunswick 1
01/07/2019 - 30/06/2020
1,574,342
01/07/2020 - 30/06/2021
1,291,809
01/07/2021 - 30/06/2022
1,370,073
01/07/2022 - 30/06/2023
3,387,299
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