❓ A WA parliamentary question raises concerns about Atlas Waste Technologies' waste management practices at a Calingiri farm, specifically regarding waste disposal, potential water contamination, and government rebates. The Minister deferred answering, citing the need for further information.
AnsweredQoN 1273Legislative Council
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ATLAS WASTE TECHNOLOGIES, CALINGIRI FARM
(1) Does the Department of Environmental Protection intend to allow Atlas Waste Technologies to open-tip City of Stirling waste material on a farm at Calingiri without adequate knowledge of what material is going to the farm and what material is left after the composting process? (2) What steps will the Government take to test and accurately measure the waste before paying rebates to Atlas? (3) Is the Calingiri farm situated over an underground water aquifer in an important catchment area? (4) How are the organic waste storage and treatment areas at Calingiri sealed to prevent contamination of ground water? Hon TOM STEPHENS
(1) Does the Department of Environmental Protection intend to allow Atlas Waste Technologies to open-tip City of Stirling waste material on a farm at Calingiri without adequate knowledge of what material is going to the farm and what material is left after the composting process? (2) What steps will the Government take to test and accurately measure the waste before paying rebates to Atlas? (3) Is the Calingiri farm situated over an underground water aquifer in an important catchment area? (4) How are the organic waste storage and treatment areas at Calingiri sealed to prevent contamination of ground water? Hon TOM STEPHENS
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The Minister for the Environment and Heritage has provided the following response - (1)-(4) I ask that the question be placed on notice. Further information is being sought from the chair of the Waste Management Board regarding the rebate, but he is currently unavailable in Melbourne. Detailed information about the site needs to be located in files from when Calingiri was established.
(2) What steps will the Government take to test and accurately measure the waste before paying rebates to Atlas? (3) Is the Calingiri farm situated over an underground water aquifer in an important catchment area? (4) How are the organic waste storage and treatment areas at Calingiri sealed to prevent contamination of ground water? Hon TOM STEPHENS replied: The Minister for the Environment and Heritage has provided the following response - (1)-(4) I ask that the question be placed on notice. Further information is being sought from the chair of the Waste Management Board regarding the rebate, but he is currently unavailable in Melbourne. Detailed information about the site needs to be located in files from when Calingiri was established.
(3) Is the Calingiri farm situated over an underground water aquifer in an important catchment area? (4) How are the organic waste storage and treatment areas at Calingiri sealed to prevent contamination of ground water? Hon TOM STEPHENS replied: The Minister for the Environment and Heritage has provided the following response - (1)-(4) I ask that the question be placed on notice. Further information is being sought from the chair of the Waste Management Board regarding the rebate, but he is currently unavailable in Melbourne. Detailed information about the site needs to be located in files from when Calingiri was established.
(4) How are the organic waste storage and treatment areas at Calingiri sealed to prevent contamination of ground water? Hon TOM STEPHENS replied: The Minister for the Environment and Heritage has provided the following response - (1)-(4) I ask that the question be placed on notice. Further information is being sought from the chair of the Waste Management Board regarding the rebate, but he is currently unavailable in Melbourne. Detailed information about the site needs to be located in files from when Calingiri was established.
Hon TOM STEPHENS replied: The Minister for the Environment and Heritage has provided the following response - (1)-(4) I ask that the question be placed on notice. Further information is being sought from the chair of the Waste Management Board regarding the rebate, but he is currently unavailable in Melbourne. Detailed information about the site needs to be located in files from when Calingiri was established.
The Minister for the Environment and Heritage has provided the following response - (1)-(4) I ask that the question be placed on notice. Further information is being sought from the chair of the Waste Management Board regarding the rebate, but he is currently unavailable in Melbourne. Detailed information about the site needs to be located in files from when Calingiri was established.
(1)-(4) I ask that the question be placed on notice. Further information is being sought from the chair of the Waste Management Board regarding the rebate, but he is currently unavailable in Melbourne. Detailed information about the site needs to be located in files from when Calingiri was established.
(2) What steps will the Government take to test and accurately measure the waste before paying rebates to Atlas? (3) Is the Calingiri farm situated over an underground water aquifer in an important catchment area? (4) How are the organic waste storage and treatment areas at Calingiri sealed to prevent contamination of ground water? Hon TOM STEPHENS replied: The Minister for the Environment and Heritage has provided the following response - (1)-(4) I ask that the question be placed on notice. Further information is being sought from the chair of the Waste Management Board regarding the rebate, but he is currently unavailable in Melbourne. Detailed information about the site needs to be located in files from when Calingiri was established.
(3) Is the Calingiri farm situated over an underground water aquifer in an important catchment area? (4) How are the organic waste storage and treatment areas at Calingiri sealed to prevent contamination of ground water? Hon TOM STEPHENS replied: The Minister for the Environment and Heritage has provided the following response - (1)-(4) I ask that the question be placed on notice. Further information is being sought from the chair of the Waste Management Board regarding the rebate, but he is currently unavailable in Melbourne. Detailed information about the site needs to be located in files from when Calingiri was established.
(4) How are the organic waste storage and treatment areas at Calingiri sealed to prevent contamination of ground water? Hon TOM STEPHENS replied: The Minister for the Environment and Heritage has provided the following response - (1)-(4) I ask that the question be placed on notice. Further information is being sought from the chair of the Waste Management Board regarding the rebate, but he is currently unavailable in Melbourne. Detailed information about the site needs to be located in files from when Calingiri was established.
Hon TOM STEPHENS replied: The Minister for the Environment and Heritage has provided the following response - (1)-(4) I ask that the question be placed on notice. Further information is being sought from the chair of the Waste Management Board regarding the rebate, but he is currently unavailable in Melbourne. Detailed information about the site needs to be located in files from when Calingiri was established.
The Minister for the Environment and Heritage has provided the following response - (1)-(4) I ask that the question be placed on notice. Further information is being sought from the chair of the Waste Management Board regarding the rebate, but he is currently unavailable in Melbourne. Detailed information about the site needs to be located in files from when Calingiri was established.
(1)-(4) I ask that the question be placed on notice. Further information is being sought from the chair of the Waste Management Board regarding the rebate, but he is currently unavailable in Melbourne. Detailed information about the site needs to be located in files from when Calingiri was established.
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