❓ Mr. Masters questions the Minister about nutrient pollution in the Murray River from the Ravenswood Hotel and adjacent caravan park, urging connection to the sewerage system. The Minister responds that connections are available and the Water Corporation is actively pursuing them.
AnsweredQoN 3042Legislative Assembly
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(1) Is the Minister concerned at the volume of nutrients entering the Murray River and the resulting algal blooms and fish deaths that have occurred over recent summers?
(2) If not, and recognising that the Water Corporation has provided a sewerage main to the area so that the Ravenswood Hotel can connect to the reticulated sewerage system, what action will the Minister take to require the Hotel, as a potential major contributor of nutrients to the Murray River, to connect to the main?
(3) Is the Minister aware that the caravan park adjoining the hotel is also a potential major nutrient contributor to the Murray River and what action will the Minister take to require the caravan park to connect to the sewer main as a matter of urgency?
(2) If not, and recognising that the Water Corporation has provided a sewerage main to the area so that the Ravenswood Hotel can connect to the reticulated sewerage system, what action will the Minister take to require the Hotel, as a potential major contributor of nutrients to the Murray River, to connect to the main?
(3) Is the Minister aware that the caravan park adjoining the hotel is also a potential major nutrient contributor to the Murray River and what action will the Minister take to require the caravan park to connect to the sewer main as a matter of urgency?
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Answered
14 September 2004
Responded by
Minister representing the Minister for Government Enterprises
Response time
28 days
The State Government has demonstrated its concern for the health of the waterways in the Peel area with an ongoing program of infill sewerage, including providing connection availability for the Ravenswood Hotel and the adjacent caravan park. These connections became available in August 2001. The Water Corporation is actively pursuing connection of these properties and issued sewerage connection reminder notices on 30 July 2004, together with supporting letters from the Shire of Murray and the Peel-Harvey Catchment Council (Inc). The Water Corporation also understands that an arrangement between the lessee of the Ravenswood Hotel and the Shire of Murray exists in relation to the connection to the sewerage system
The Water Corporation is actively pursuing connection of these properties and issued sewerage connection reminder notices on 30 July 2004, together with supporting letters from the Shire of Murray and the Peel-Harvey Catchment Council (Inc). The Water Corporation also understands that an arrangement between the lessee of the Ravenswood Hotel and the Shire of Murray exists in relation to the connection to the sewerage system
The Water Corporation also understands that an arrangement between the lessee of the Ravenswood Hotel and the Shire of Murray exists in relation to the connection to the sewerage system
The Water Corporation is actively pursuing connection of these properties and issued sewerage connection reminder notices on 30 July 2004, together with supporting letters from the Shire of Murray and the Peel-Harvey Catchment Council (Inc). The Water Corporation also understands that an arrangement between the lessee of the Ravenswood Hotel and the Shire of Murray exists in relation to the connection to the sewerage system
The Water Corporation also understands that an arrangement between the lessee of the Ravenswood Hotel and the Shire of Murray exists in relation to the connection to the sewerage system
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