❓ Question regarding discrepancies in Water Corporation documents related to the proposed odour buffer zone for a wastewater treatment plant in the Greater Bunbury Region. The question focuses on inconsistencies in the size and justification of the buffer zone across different reports and maps.
AnsweredQoN 1773Legislative Council
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I refer to Water
Corporation Map “Proposed amendment to the Greater Bunbury Region Scheme
–wastewater treatment plant odour buffer – special control area (SCA No.4) “dated
12 April 2011 (Figure 1) as it shows in tabled document 2537 Department of Environment and Conservation (DEC) letter re:
PRS32982 dated 7 December 2012 and the report by Water Corporation Greater
Bunbury Region Scheme Amendment No. 10XX/XX Amendment Report –Version 1 – Dated
30 March 2010 (WaterCorp2010) that the Water Corporation submitted for the GBRS
amendment0020/57, and I ask: (a) is the Minister aware that the Water Corporation map with
the proposed odour buffer area is dated 12 April 2011, around 6 months later
than the WaterCorp2010 Report; (b) is the Minister aware that proposed odour buffer
area in the map dated 12 April 2011 is smaller than the proposed zoning map
(Annexure 4) by Water Corporation on the WaterCorp2010 Report; (c) is the Minister aware that the WaterCorp2010
report does not explain the reduction in the odour buffer from that recommended
in the 2007 odour modelling study by consulting environmental engineers; and (d) did the Water Corporation prepare other maps for
the odour buffer area that preceded the one dated 12 April 2011: (i) if yes to (d), would you please provide a dated copy of
all the versions of the odour buffer area maps previous to the one dated 12
April 2011; and (ii) if no to (d), why not?
Corporation Map “Proposed amendment to the Greater Bunbury Region Scheme
–wastewater treatment plant odour buffer – special control area (SCA No.4) “dated
12 April 2011 (Figure 1) as it shows in tabled document 2537 Department of Environment and Conservation (DEC) letter re:
PRS32982 dated 7 December 2012 and the report by Water Corporation Greater
Bunbury Region Scheme Amendment No. 10XX/XX Amendment Report –Version 1 – Dated
30 March 2010 (WaterCorp2010) that the Water Corporation submitted for the GBRS
amendment0020/57, and I ask: (a) is the Minister aware that the Water Corporation map with
the proposed odour buffer area is dated 12 April 2011, around 6 months later
than the WaterCorp2010 Report; (b) is the Minister aware that proposed odour buffer
area in the map dated 12 April 2011 is smaller than the proposed zoning map
(Annexure 4) by Water Corporation on the WaterCorp2010 Report; (c) is the Minister aware that the WaterCorp2010
report does not explain the reduction in the odour buffer from that recommended
in the 2007 odour modelling study by consulting environmental engineers; and (d) did the Water Corporation prepare other maps for
the odour buffer area that preceded the one dated 12 April 2011: (i) if yes to (d), would you please provide a dated copy of
all the versions of the odour buffer area maps previous to the one dated 12
April 2011; and (ii) if no to (d), why not?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
27 February 2024
Responded by
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Water
Response time
2 days
(a) – (c) The amendment is a publicly available document.
(d) (i.-ii.) No
(d) (i.-ii.) No
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