❓ Hon. Norman Moore questions the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure regarding the Yarragadee aquifer testing for the Champion Lakes water recreation facility, seeking details on water volume, quality, and potential impacts. The Minister deferred answering due to the complexity of the questions.
AnsweredQoN 741Legislative Council
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I refer to the minister’s announcement dated 18 March concerning the testing of the Yarragadee aquifer. (1) What is the estimated volume of water, and who provided the estimate, required to - (a) create the water recreation facility; and (b) maintain the facilities on an annual basis, including the whitewater rapids? (2) Will the water extracted from the Yarragadee aquifer be of potable quality? (3) Will the minister table the information upon which she relied for her press release, which stated that - (a) “Yarragadee Aquifer has never been tested for water quality or drawdown impacts on other aquifers”; (b) testing the Yarragadee aquifer requires a 600-meter bore; and (c) accessing the Yarragadee aquifer in Perth’s south east was “not likely to affect Perth’s drinking water resources”? (4) Has the Water and Rivers Commission indicated its support for the proposal to extract Yarragadee water for the Champion Lakes proposal? (5) Will the minister table the relevant advice from the Water and Rivers Commission; and, if not, why not? (6) Was advice sought from the Water Corporation on the proposal; and, if so, will the minister table the Water Corporation’s response; and, if not, why not? Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD
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I thank the member for some notice of this question. The answer provided by the minister is as follows - Unfortunately, due to the level of detail requested by the honourable member, the minister is not able to provide an answer within this time frame. The minister therefore requests that the member place the question on notice.
(1) What is the estimated volume of water, and who provided the estimate, required to - (a) create the water recreation facility; and (b) maintain the facilities on an annual basis, including the whitewater rapids? (2) Will the water extracted from the Yarragadee aquifer be of potable quality? (3) Will the minister table the information upon which she relied for her press release, which stated that - (a) “Yarragadee Aquifer has never been tested for water quality or drawdown impacts on other aquifers”; (b) testing the Yarragadee aquifer requires a 600-meter bore; and (c) accessing the Yarragadee aquifer in Perth’s south east was “not likely to affect Perth’s drinking water resources”? (4) Has the Water and Rivers Commission indicated its support for the proposal to extract Yarragadee water for the Champion Lakes proposal? (5) Will the minister table the relevant advice from the Water and Rivers Commission; and, if not, why not? (6) Was advice sought from the Water Corporation on the proposal; and, if so, will the minister table the Water Corporation’s response; and, if not, why not? Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The answer provided by the minister is as follows - Unfortunately, due to the level of detail requested by the honourable member, the minister is not able to provide an answer within this time frame. The minister therefore requests that the member place the question on notice.
(b) maintain the facilities on an annual basis, including the whitewater rapids?
(3) Will the minister table the information upon which she relied for her press release, which stated that - (a) “Yarragadee Aquifer has never been tested for water quality or drawdown impacts on other aquifers”; (b) testing the Yarragadee aquifer requires a 600-meter bore; and (c) accessing the Yarragadee aquifer in Perth’s south east was “not likely to affect Perth’s drinking water resources”? (4) Has the Water and Rivers Commission indicated its support for the proposal to extract Yarragadee water for the Champion Lakes proposal? (5) Will the minister table the relevant advice from the Water and Rivers Commission; and, if not, why not? (6) Was advice sought from the Water Corporation on the proposal; and, if so, will the minister table the Water Corporation’s response; and, if not, why not? Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The answer provided by the minister is as follows - Unfortunately, due to the level of detail requested by the honourable member, the minister is not able to provide an answer within this time frame. The minister therefore requests that the member place the question on notice.
(b) testing the Yarragadee aquifer requires a 600-meter bore; and (c) accessing the Yarragadee aquifer in Perth’s south east was “not likely to affect Perth’s drinking water resources”?
(c) accessing the Yarragadee aquifer in Perth’s south east was “not likely to affect Perth’s drinking water resources”?
(5) Will the minister table the relevant advice from the Water and Rivers Commission; and, if not, why not? (6) Was advice sought from the Water Corporation on the proposal; and, if so, will the minister table the Water Corporation’s response; and, if not, why not? Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The answer provided by the minister is as follows - Unfortunately, due to the level of detail requested by the honourable member, the minister is not able to provide an answer within this time frame. The minister therefore requests that the member place the question on notice.
(6) Was advice sought from the Water Corporation on the proposal; and, if so, will the minister table the Water Corporation’s response; and, if not, why not? Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The answer provided by the minister is as follows - Unfortunately, due to the level of detail requested by the honourable member, the minister is not able to provide an answer within this time frame. The minister therefore requests that the member place the question on notice.
Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The answer provided by the minister is as follows - Unfortunately, due to the level of detail requested by the honourable member, the minister is not able to provide an answer within this time frame. The minister therefore requests that the member place the question on notice.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. The answer provided by the minister is as follows - Unfortunately, due to the level of detail requested by the honourable member, the minister is not able to provide an answer within this time frame. The minister therefore requests that the member place the question on notice.
Unfortunately, due to the level of detail requested by the honourable member, the minister is not able to provide an answer within this time frame. The minister therefore requests that the member place the question on notice.
(1) What is the estimated volume of water, and who provided the estimate, required to - (a) create the water recreation facility; and (b) maintain the facilities on an annual basis, including the whitewater rapids? (2) Will the water extracted from the Yarragadee aquifer be of potable quality? (3) Will the minister table the information upon which she relied for her press release, which stated that - (a) “Yarragadee Aquifer has never been tested for water quality or drawdown impacts on other aquifers”; (b) testing the Yarragadee aquifer requires a 600-meter bore; and (c) accessing the Yarragadee aquifer in Perth’s south east was “not likely to affect Perth’s drinking water resources”? (4) Has the Water and Rivers Commission indicated its support for the proposal to extract Yarragadee water for the Champion Lakes proposal? (5) Will the minister table the relevant advice from the Water and Rivers Commission; and, if not, why not? (6) Was advice sought from the Water Corporation on the proposal; and, if so, will the minister table the Water Corporation’s response; and, if not, why not? Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The answer provided by the minister is as follows - Unfortunately, due to the level of detail requested by the honourable member, the minister is not able to provide an answer within this time frame. The minister therefore requests that the member place the question on notice.
(b) maintain the facilities on an annual basis, including the whitewater rapids?
(3) Will the minister table the information upon which she relied for her press release, which stated that - (a) “Yarragadee Aquifer has never been tested for water quality or drawdown impacts on other aquifers”; (b) testing the Yarragadee aquifer requires a 600-meter bore; and (c) accessing the Yarragadee aquifer in Perth’s south east was “not likely to affect Perth’s drinking water resources”? (4) Has the Water and Rivers Commission indicated its support for the proposal to extract Yarragadee water for the Champion Lakes proposal? (5) Will the minister table the relevant advice from the Water and Rivers Commission; and, if not, why not? (6) Was advice sought from the Water Corporation on the proposal; and, if so, will the minister table the Water Corporation’s response; and, if not, why not? Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The answer provided by the minister is as follows - Unfortunately, due to the level of detail requested by the honourable member, the minister is not able to provide an answer within this time frame. The minister therefore requests that the member place the question on notice.
(b) testing the Yarragadee aquifer requires a 600-meter bore; and (c) accessing the Yarragadee aquifer in Perth’s south east was “not likely to affect Perth’s drinking water resources”?
(c) accessing the Yarragadee aquifer in Perth’s south east was “not likely to affect Perth’s drinking water resources”?
(5) Will the minister table the relevant advice from the Water and Rivers Commission; and, if not, why not? (6) Was advice sought from the Water Corporation on the proposal; and, if so, will the minister table the Water Corporation’s response; and, if not, why not? Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The answer provided by the minister is as follows - Unfortunately, due to the level of detail requested by the honourable member, the minister is not able to provide an answer within this time frame. The minister therefore requests that the member place the question on notice.
(6) Was advice sought from the Water Corporation on the proposal; and, if so, will the minister table the Water Corporation’s response; and, if not, why not? Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The answer provided by the minister is as follows - Unfortunately, due to the level of detail requested by the honourable member, the minister is not able to provide an answer within this time frame. The minister therefore requests that the member place the question on notice.
Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The answer provided by the minister is as follows - Unfortunately, due to the level of detail requested by the honourable member, the minister is not able to provide an answer within this time frame. The minister therefore requests that the member place the question on notice.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. The answer provided by the minister is as follows - Unfortunately, due to the level of detail requested by the honourable member, the minister is not able to provide an answer within this time frame. The minister therefore requests that the member place the question on notice.
Unfortunately, due to the level of detail requested by the honourable member, the minister is not able to provide an answer within this time frame. The minister therefore requests that the member place the question on notice.
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