❓ Hon Giz Watson requests information regarding the Department of Water's comments on tailings storage facility seepage related to the KCGM Fimiston gold mine expansion. The Minister confirms comments were made at officer level but not as a formal submission to the EPA.
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(1) Can the Minister quote the full text of the written comments made by the Department of Water concerning tailings storage facility seepage for the KCGM gold mine expansion?
(2) If no to (1), why not?
(3) Will the Minister table a copy of all the written comments from the Department of Water concerning tailings storage facility seepage for the KCGM Fimiston gold mine expansion which were submitted to the Environmental Protection Authority?
(4) If no to (4), why not?
(2) If no to (1), why not?
(3) Will the Minister table a copy of all the written comments from the Department of Water concerning tailings storage facility seepage for the KCGM Fimiston gold mine expansion which were submitted to the Environmental Protection Authority?
(4) If no to (4), why not?
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Answered
18 February 2008
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Leader of the House representing the Minister for Water Resources
Response time
81 days
(1) See (3) below.
(2) Not applicable.
(3) Yes. The Department of Water (DoW) did not provide a formal submission or comment to the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) on KCGM's Fimiston gold mine. Comments were made, at officer level, to the EPA Services Unit at a time when at regional level the Department of Environment and Conservation and DoW were operating in a combined capacity.
(4) Not applicable.
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(2) Not applicable.
(3) Yes. The Department of Water (DoW) did not provide a formal submission or comment to the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) on KCGM's Fimiston gold mine. Comments were made, at officer level, to the EPA Services Unit at a time when at regional level the Department of Environment and Conservation and DoW were operating in a combined capacity.
(4) Not applicable.
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