❓ The parliamentary question concerns short-term accommodation for Aboriginal people visiting Kalgoorlie. The provided answer, however, relates to water retention ponds and drill cuttings at a mining site, indicating a complete mismatch and likely an error in the response.
AnsweredQoN 697Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
(1) What short-term
accommodation has been available for Aboriginal people visiting Kalgoorlie over
the past two years (please list the names
of these centres or hostels and their maximum available occupancy)? (2) Are
any of these centres or hostels currently inoperative? (3) If yes to (2), which ones? (4) For
each of the listed centres or hostels in (3): (a) why
is it currently not being used; (b) will
it be reopened; (c) if
yes to (b), when; and (d) if
no to (b), why not?
accommodation has been available for Aboriginal people visiting Kalgoorlie over
the past two years (please list the names
of these centres or hostels and their maximum available occupancy)? (2) Are
any of these centres or hostels currently inoperative? (3) If yes to (2), which ones? (4) For
each of the listed centres or hostels in (3): (a) why
is it currently not being used; (b) will
it be reopened; (c) if
yes to (b), when; and (d) if
no to (b), why not?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
20 March 2014
Responded by
Minister for Aboriginal Affairs
Response time
30 days
The Department of Mines and Petroleum advises:
(a)
The difference in water height in the two ponds relates to the time the fluids have had to evaporate and the evaporation rate based on the surface area and design of the ponds.
(b)
The material is drill cuttings and cement.
(c)
No
(i)
Not applicable
(ii)
Not applicable
(iii)
Buru made modifications to ensure that there will be no further overflow from the retention pond and have been conducting weekly inspections of the site since May 2013.
(iv)
Yes, in April 2013.
(v)
Not applicable
(d)
One pond contains drill cuttings, drill fluid, cement and collected rain water. The fluids in this pond were being left to evaporate in the dry season. The other pond was used to hold bore water for drilling operations however now contains collected rainwater.
(e)
Yes
(i)
Yes. Buru's approved Environment Plan allowed for the discharge of this water to the well site firebreak providing the water was tested for constituents of potential concern and determined to pose no risk to the environment.
(ii)
Yes
(iii)
Buru are required to maintain sufficient freeboard in all retention ponds holding flowback water and have a contingency plan in place should there be potential for the maximum capacity of ponds to be exceeded.
(iv)
Not applicable
(f)
No. All retention ponds, including ponds containing only rainwater, should be maintained to ensure there are no uncontrolled discharges.
(i)
Not applicable
(ii)
The overflow was caused by a storm event.
Buru was advised that there should be no overflow of retention ponds at their well sites at any time and have made modifications to ensure that there will be no further overflow from the retention ponds.
(g)
At Yulleroo 3 there is one retention pond containing drill fluids and drill cuttings, the other ponds contain collected rainwater. The difference in water height in the ponds relates to the time the fluids have had to evaporate and the evaporation rate based on the surface area and design of the ponds.
(h)
To drain excess water in the water retention pond.
(i)
Yes
(i)
Yes
(ii)
Buru's approved Environment Plan allowed for the discharge of water to the well site firebreak providing the water was tested for constituents of potential concern and determined to pose no risk to the environment.
(iii)
Not applicable
(a)
The difference in water height in the two ponds relates to the time the fluids have had to evaporate and the evaporation rate based on the surface area and design of the ponds.
(b)
The material is drill cuttings and cement.
(c)
No
(i)
Not applicable
(ii)
Not applicable
(iii)
Buru made modifications to ensure that there will be no further overflow from the retention pond and have been conducting weekly inspections of the site since May 2013.
(iv)
Yes, in April 2013.
(v)
Not applicable
(d)
One pond contains drill cuttings, drill fluid, cement and collected rain water. The fluids in this pond were being left to evaporate in the dry season. The other pond was used to hold bore water for drilling operations however now contains collected rainwater.
(e)
Yes
(i)
Yes. Buru's approved Environment Plan allowed for the discharge of this water to the well site firebreak providing the water was tested for constituents of potential concern and determined to pose no risk to the environment.
(ii)
Yes
(iii)
Buru are required to maintain sufficient freeboard in all retention ponds holding flowback water and have a contingency plan in place should there be potential for the maximum capacity of ponds to be exceeded.
(iv)
Not applicable
(f)
No. All retention ponds, including ponds containing only rainwater, should be maintained to ensure there are no uncontrolled discharges.
(i)
Not applicable
(ii)
The overflow was caused by a storm event.
Buru was advised that there should be no overflow of retention ponds at their well sites at any time and have made modifications to ensure that there will be no further overflow from the retention ponds.
(g)
At Yulleroo 3 there is one retention pond containing drill fluids and drill cuttings, the other ponds contain collected rainwater. The difference in water height in the ponds relates to the time the fluids have had to evaporate and the evaporation rate based on the surface area and design of the ponds.
(h)
To drain excess water in the water retention pond.
(i)
Yes
(i)
Yes
(ii)
Buru's approved Environment Plan allowed for the discharge of water to the well site firebreak providing the water was tested for constituents of potential concern and determined to pose no risk to the environment.
(iii)
Not applicable
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