❓ Hon. Norman Moore questions the Minister for Government Enterprises regarding the Water Corporation's application for extracting an additional 15 gigalitres of groundwater and whether work will commence before approval. The Minister confirms Cabinet approval for the project is subject to necessary approvals.
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WATER CORPORATION, LICENCE TO EXTRACT ADDITIONAL GROUND WATER 1248. Hon NORMAN MOORE to the Minister for Government Enterprises: I again refer the minister to the decision announced today to extract another 15 gigalitres from underground water supplies. (1) Has the Water Corporation made an application to the Water and Rivers Commission for the extraction of an extra 15 gigalitres of water? (2) Will work on the bores commence before a decision is made by the Water and Rivers Commission; and, if so, why? Hon N.D. GRIFFITHS
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(1)-(2) The Premier announced that State Cabinet has given approval for the immediate start of a $37 million program to commission three new deep artesian bores into the Yarragadee aquifer as a part of a strategy to overcome the current water shortages. That decision is subject to the appropriate approvals, as I mentioned earlier.
WATER CORPORATION, LICENCE TO EXTRACT ADDITIONAL GROUND WATER
I again refer the minister to the decision announced today to extract another 15 gigalitres from underground water supplies. (1) Has the Water Corporation made an application to the Water and Rivers Commission for the extraction of an extra 15 gigalitres of water? (2) Will work on the bores commence before a decision is made by the Water and Rivers Commission; and, if so, why? Hon N.D. GRIFFITHS replied: (1)-(2) The Premier announced that State Cabinet has given approval for the immediate start of a $37 million program to commission three new deep artesian bores into the Yarragadee aquifer as a part of a strategy to overcome the current water shortages. That decision is subject to the appropriate approvals, as I mentioned earlier.
(1) Has the Water Corporation made an application to the Water and Rivers Commission for the extraction of an extra 15 gigalitres of water? (2) Will work on the bores commence before a decision is made by the Water and Rivers Commission; and, if so, why? Hon N.D. GRIFFITHS replied: (1)-(2) The Premier announced that State Cabinet has given approval for the immediate start of a $37 million program to commission three new deep artesian bores into the Yarragadee aquifer as a part of a strategy to overcome the current water shortages. That decision is subject to the appropriate approvals, as I mentioned earlier.
(2) Will work on the bores commence before a decision is made by the Water and Rivers Commission; and, if so, why? Hon N.D. GRIFFITHS replied: (1)-(2) The Premier announced that State Cabinet has given approval for the immediate start of a $37 million program to commission three new deep artesian bores into the Yarragadee aquifer as a part of a strategy to overcome the current water shortages. That decision is subject to the appropriate approvals, as I mentioned earlier.
Hon N.D. GRIFFITHS replied: (1)-(2) The Premier announced that State Cabinet has given approval for the immediate start of a $37 million program to commission three new deep artesian bores into the Yarragadee aquifer as a part of a strategy to overcome the current water shortages. That decision is subject to the appropriate approvals, as I mentioned earlier.
(1)-(2) The Premier announced that State Cabinet has given approval for the immediate start of a $37 million program to commission three new deep artesian bores into the Yarragadee aquifer as a part of a strategy to overcome the current water shortages. That decision is subject to the appropriate approvals, as I mentioned earlier.
WATER CORPORATION, LICENCE TO EXTRACT ADDITIONAL GROUND WATER
I again refer the minister to the decision announced today to extract another 15 gigalitres from underground water supplies. (1) Has the Water Corporation made an application to the Water and Rivers Commission for the extraction of an extra 15 gigalitres of water? (2) Will work on the bores commence before a decision is made by the Water and Rivers Commission; and, if so, why? Hon N.D. GRIFFITHS replied: (1)-(2) The Premier announced that State Cabinet has given approval for the immediate start of a $37 million program to commission three new deep artesian bores into the Yarragadee aquifer as a part of a strategy to overcome the current water shortages. That decision is subject to the appropriate approvals, as I mentioned earlier.
(1) Has the Water Corporation made an application to the Water and Rivers Commission for the extraction of an extra 15 gigalitres of water? (2) Will work on the bores commence before a decision is made by the Water and Rivers Commission; and, if so, why? Hon N.D. GRIFFITHS replied: (1)-(2) The Premier announced that State Cabinet has given approval for the immediate start of a $37 million program to commission three new deep artesian bores into the Yarragadee aquifer as a part of a strategy to overcome the current water shortages. That decision is subject to the appropriate approvals, as I mentioned earlier.
(2) Will work on the bores commence before a decision is made by the Water and Rivers Commission; and, if so, why? Hon N.D. GRIFFITHS replied: (1)-(2) The Premier announced that State Cabinet has given approval for the immediate start of a $37 million program to commission three new deep artesian bores into the Yarragadee aquifer as a part of a strategy to overcome the current water shortages. That decision is subject to the appropriate approvals, as I mentioned earlier.
Hon N.D. GRIFFITHS replied: (1)-(2) The Premier announced that State Cabinet has given approval for the immediate start of a $37 million program to commission three new deep artesian bores into the Yarragadee aquifer as a part of a strategy to overcome the current water shortages. That decision is subject to the appropriate approvals, as I mentioned earlier.
(1)-(2) The Premier announced that State Cabinet has given approval for the immediate start of a $37 million program to commission three new deep artesian bores into the Yarragadee aquifer as a part of a strategy to overcome the current water shortages. That decision is subject to the appropriate approvals, as I mentioned earlier.
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