Hon Peter Collier asks the Minister for Water about the public consultation process for the Gnangara groundwater allocation plan, specifically regarding the number of submissions, feedback provided, and changes made to recommendations based on public input. The Minister tables two reports detailing the public consultation.

AnsweredQoN 533Legislative Council
Asked
15 June 2022
Portfolio
Water

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GNANGARA GROUNDWATER SYSTEM
533. Hon PETER COLLIER to
the minister representing the Minister for Water:
I
refer the minister to his media release of 3 June 2022 titled ''Plan to
rebalance precious groundwater resources released''.
(1) How many public submissions were
submitted during the extensive stakeholder engagement?
(2) Were all
members of the public who made a submission provided with either an
acknowledgement or feedback; and, if not, why not?
(3) Were any
changes made to the Department of Water and Environmental Regulation's
recommendations as a result of public submissions?
(4) If yes to (3), what changes were
made?

AnswerView source ↗

I thank the member for the question.
The answer that has been provided by the Minister for Water is as follows.
(1)–(4) Two publicly available reports detail the
public consultation for both the Gnangara groundwater allocation plan
and changes to sprinkler rosters for garden bore users. I table both reports.
[See paper 1343 .]

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