❓ Hon Robin Chapple requested water extraction data from three water sources since 2000. The Minister provided the requested data, including volumes from the Millstream Water Reserve, Bungaroo Coastal Water Supply Borefield, and Harding Dam.
AnsweredQoN 3035Legislative Council
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I refer to the Millstream Water Reserve Water Supply (MWRWS), the Bungaroo Coastal Water Supply Borefield (BCWSB) and the Harding Dam, and I ask: (a) would the Minister please table the total volumes of water taken, per year, and for every year, since 1 May 2000: (i) from the MWRWS; (ii) from the BCWSB; and (iii) from the Harding Dam?
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Answered
16 September 2020
Responded by
Minister for Regional Development representing the Minister for Water
Response time
10 days
(a).
(i) The data provided below is per Water Year which since 2015/16 is 1 May to 30 April. Previously, the Water Year was 1 April to 31 March.
Water Year
Abstraction (kL)
2000/01
7,070,834
2001/02
9,343,876
2002/03
9,302,989
2003/04
9,294,139
2004/05
3,258,388
2005/06
527,351
2006/07
571,489
2007/08
926,652
2008/09
3,425,375
2009/10
274,210
2010/11
2,082,659
2011/12
2,613,045
2012/13
9,564,912
2013/14
5,183,074
2014/15*
6,815,397
2015/16
6,676,277
2016/17
6,240,276
2017/18
3,288,368
2018/19
2,559,757
2019/20
5,628,841
(ii) The total volume of water taken per year from the Bungaroo Coastal Water Supply Borefield from 2013 when the borefield was commissioned is:
Year
Abstraction (kL)
2013
205,987
2014
5,091,079
2015
6,482,329
2016
7,586,167
2017
6,171,630
2018
6,635,476
2019
7,740,186
(iii) The data provided below is per Water Year which since 2015/16 is 1 May to 30 April. Previously, the Water Year was 1 April to 31 March.
Water Year
Abstraction (kL)
2000/01
896,881
2001/02
0
2002/03
0
2003/04
0
2004/05
8,000,704
2005/06
9,750,088
2006/07
10,855,945
2007/08
11,862,822
2008/09
9,498,300
2009/10
13,437,636
2010/11
10,221,872
2011/12
10,175,389
2012/13
3,865,602
2013/14
7,806,617
2014/15*
347,914
2015/16
685,117
2016/17
91,758
2017/18
4,100,769
2018/19
4,832,875
2019/20
1,541,266
(i) The data provided below is per Water Year which since 2015/16 is 1 May to 30 April. Previously, the Water Year was 1 April to 31 March.
Water Year
Abstraction (kL)
2000/01
7,070,834
2001/02
9,343,876
2002/03
9,302,989
2003/04
9,294,139
2004/05
3,258,388
2005/06
527,351
2006/07
571,489
2007/08
926,652
2008/09
3,425,375
2009/10
274,210
2010/11
2,082,659
2011/12
2,613,045
2012/13
9,564,912
2013/14
5,183,074
2014/15*
6,815,397
2015/16
6,676,277
2016/17
6,240,276
2017/18
3,288,368
2018/19
2,559,757
2019/20
5,628,841
(ii) The total volume of water taken per year from the Bungaroo Coastal Water Supply Borefield from 2013 when the borefield was commissioned is:
Year
Abstraction (kL)
2013
205,987
2014
5,091,079
2015
6,482,329
2016
7,586,167
2017
6,171,630
2018
6,635,476
2019
7,740,186
(iii) The data provided below is per Water Year which since 2015/16 is 1 May to 30 April. Previously, the Water Year was 1 April to 31 March.
Water Year
Abstraction (kL)
2000/01
896,881
2001/02
0
2002/03
0
2003/04
0
2004/05
8,000,704
2005/06
9,750,088
2006/07
10,855,945
2007/08
11,862,822
2008/09
9,498,300
2009/10
13,437,636
2010/11
10,221,872
2011/12
10,175,389
2012/13
3,865,602
2013/14
7,806,617
2014/15*
347,914
2015/16
685,117
2016/17
91,758
2017/18
4,100,769
2018/19
4,832,875
2019/20
1,541,266
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