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❓ Question regarding the environmental impact of rezoning the Henley Brook Urban Precinct, specifically concerning the St Leonards Brook Catchment and the Gnangara Underground Water Pollution Control Area. The answer refers to EPA assessment and a District Water Management Strategy.

AnsweredQoN 2568Legislative Council

Asked

15 October 2019

Member

Hon Tim Clifford

Portfolio

Transport; Planning

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I refer to the rezoning of the Henley Brook Urban Precinct from Rural to Urban in October 2018, and I ask: (a) in approving the re-zoning, what consideration did the Minister give to the potential for urban residential development to detrimentally impact the St Leonards Brook Catchment area, which is home to and provides a valuable feeding area for Carnaby’s Cockatoos and Red Tailed Cockatoos; and (b) given that the precinct is a Priority 2 area of the Gnangara Underground Water Pollution Control Area under State Planning Policy 2.2, what measures will be undertaken to ensure that any future development of the Precinct does not risk pollution to the water source?

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Answered

19 November 2019

Responded by

Minister for Environment representing the Minister for Transport; Planning

Response time

9 days

(a) The Metropolitan Region Scheme amendment was considered by the Environmental Protection Authority, which determined that the amendment should not be assessed and that it was not necessary to provide any advice or recommendations.
(b) A District Water Management Strategy was approved by the Department of Water and Environmental Regulation for the amendment area. Further detailed consideration of water management matters will occur in subsequent stages of the planning process.

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