Hon Lynn MacLaren asks about water infrastructure and resources related to Wellington Dam, Harvey Water, and Alcoa. The Minister provides details on assets and pipelines in the Wellington and Harris catchments.

AnsweredQoN 1312Legislative Council
Asked
18 June 2014
Portfolio
Water

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(1) Will the Minister table a map of the Wellington Dam catchment area? (2) Will the Minister table the Water source options in the Collie-Wellington
Basin: final report to the Minister for Water Resources from the
Collie-Wellington Basin Water Source Options Steering Committee, 2007? (3) What assets are used for: (a) the treatment of raw Wellington Dam water; and (b) the treatment of stored Wellington Dam water? (4) What pipelines run between Wellington Dam, Harvey Water and Alcoa’s facilities? (5) What treatment assets are used between Wellington Dam, Harvey Water and Alcoa’s facilities? (6) What storage units are used between Wellington Dam, Harvey Water and Alcoa’s facilities? (7) What other pipes, treatment assets and storage exist in the Harris and Wellington catchments?

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Answered
20 August 2014
Responded by
Minister for Agriculture and Food representing the Minister for Water
Response time
63 days
(1) Yes. [See tabled paper no.].
(2) Yes. [See tabled paper no.].
(3)(a) - (b) None
(4) There is no pipeline running from Wellington Dam to either Harvey Water's or Alcoa's facilities.
(5) None.
(6) Burekup Weir, a holding excavation at Sandalwood Road and the Harvey Dam.
(7) The Water Corporation has the following assets within the Harris and Wellington Catchment Areas:
Water sources
:
- Wellington Dam
- Harris Dam
- Mungalup Dam
Water reticulation schemes
:
- Collie
- Allanson
Water Treatment Plants:
- Harris Dam Treatment Plant
- Mungalup Road Treatment Plant
Water Pump Stations:
- Harris Dam Pump Station
- Bingham Pump Station
Water Storage Assets:
- Worsley Tank
- West Bingham Tank
Water Trunk Mains Pipes
- Great Southern Towns Water Supply Scheme (GSTWSS) - main pipeline from the Harris Dam.
- Worsley Tank to the Wellington Dam (part of the original GSTWSS when the Wellington Dam was the source).
- Mungalup Dam to the Collie Main pipeline.

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