❓ Hon Alison Xamon asks for a definition of "water resource area" within a Memorandum of Understanding between the Department of Mines and Petroleum and the Environmental Protection Authority. The response clarifies it refers to public drinking water source areas.
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DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND PETROLEUM–ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AUTHORITY —MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
I refer to schedule 1 of the “Memorandum of Understanding between the Department of Mines and Petroleum and the Environmental Protection Authority in relation to the referral of Mineral and Petroleum (Onshore and Offshore) and Geothermal Proposals”. Will the minister please fully define what is meant by “water resource area”? Hon DONNA FARAGHER
I refer to schedule 1 of the “Memorandum of Understanding between the Department of Mines and Petroleum and the Environmental Protection Authority in relation to the referral of Mineral and Petroleum (Onshore and Offshore) and Geothermal Proposals”. Will the minister please fully define what is meant by “water resource area”? Hon DONNA FARAGHER
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On behalf of the Minister for Mental Health, I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Minister for Environment has provided the following response. The Environmental Protection Authority has advised the minister that the intention of the wording “water resource area” in the memorandum of understanding was to refer to public drinking water source areas in metropolitan and country areas.
Hon DONNA FARAGHER replied: On behalf of the Minister for Mental Health, I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Minister for Environment has provided the following response. The Environmental Protection Authority has advised the minister that the intention of the wording “water resource area” in the memorandum of understanding was to refer to public drinking water source areas in metropolitan and country areas.
On behalf of the Minister for Mental Health, I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Minister for Environment has provided the following response. The Environmental Protection Authority has advised the minister that the intention of the wording “water resource area” in the memorandum of understanding was to refer to public drinking water source areas in metropolitan and country areas.
The Environmental Protection Authority has advised the minister that the intention of the wording “water resource area” in the memorandum of understanding was to refer to public drinking water source areas in metropolitan and country areas.
Hon DONNA FARAGHER replied: On behalf of the Minister for Mental Health, I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Minister for Environment has provided the following response. The Environmental Protection Authority has advised the minister that the intention of the wording “water resource area” in the memorandum of understanding was to refer to public drinking water source areas in metropolitan and country areas.
On behalf of the Minister for Mental Health, I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Minister for Environment has provided the following response. The Environmental Protection Authority has advised the minister that the intention of the wording “water resource area” in the memorandum of understanding was to refer to public drinking water source areas in metropolitan and country areas.
The Environmental Protection Authority has advised the minister that the intention of the wording “water resource area” in the memorandum of understanding was to refer to public drinking water source areas in metropolitan and country areas.
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