❓ A parliamentary question regarding the compatibility of certain land-use activities with priority 1 water catchment areas, specifically addressing a proposed Western Power substation and its potential impact on water quality due to oil storage.
AnsweredQoN 1134Legislative Council
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WATER CATCHMENTS - INCOMPATIBLE ACTIVITIES
I refer to the Department of Environment and Conservation’s Water Quality Protection Note dated July 2004 and subtitled “Land use compatibility in Public Drinking Water Source Areas.” (1) Does the minister support the land-use restrictions in this note and, in particular, its assertion that land-use activities involving fuel depots (storage/transfer), heavy or energy industries, milk transfer depots, service stations, or chemical storage in aboveground tanks ought to be regarded as activities that are incompatible with priority 1 catchment areas? (2) If yes to (1), will the Department of Environment and Conservation be opposing Western Power’s proposal to construct the eastern terminal substation within a priority 1 water catchment area, given that such a substation would involve the aboveground storage of 300 000 litres of transformer oil on the site? (3) If no to (1), why not? Hon KIM CHANCE
I refer to the Department of Environment and Conservation’s Water Quality Protection Note dated July 2004 and subtitled “Land use compatibility in Public Drinking Water Source Areas.” (1) Does the minister support the land-use restrictions in this note and, in particular, its assertion that land-use activities involving fuel depots (storage/transfer), heavy or energy industries, milk transfer depots, service stations, or chemical storage in aboveground tanks ought to be regarded as activities that are incompatible with priority 1 catchment areas? (2) If yes to (1), will the Department of Environment and Conservation be opposing Western Power’s proposal to construct the eastern terminal substation within a priority 1 water catchment area, given that such a substation would involve the aboveground storage of 300 000 litres of transformer oil on the site? (3) If no to (1), why not? Hon KIM CHANCE
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I thank Hon Helen Morton for some notice of her question. (1) Yes. The Department of Water’s land-use compatibility table is used in Western Australia to guide land-use planning decision-making in public drinking water source areas. (2) The Department of Water has not received a proposal from Western Power at this time. In preliminary discussions with Western Power, the Department of Water has indicated that Western Power should consider locations outside priority 1 drinking water source areas. (3) Not applicable.
(1) Does the minister support the land-use restrictions in this note and, in particular, its assertion that land-use activities involving fuel depots (storage/transfer), heavy or energy industries, milk transfer depots, service stations, or chemical storage in aboveground tanks ought to be regarded as activities that are incompatible with priority 1 catchment areas? (2) If yes to (1), will the Department of Environment and Conservation be opposing Western Power’s proposal to construct the eastern terminal substation within a priority 1 water catchment area, given that such a substation would involve the aboveground storage of 300 000 litres of transformer oil on the site? (3) If no to (1), why not? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank Hon Helen Morton for some notice of her question. (1) Yes. The Department of Water’s land-use compatibility table is used in Western Australia to guide land-use planning decision-making in public drinking water source areas. (2) The Department of Water has not received a proposal from Western Power at this time. In preliminary discussions with Western Power, the Department of Water has indicated that Western Power should consider locations outside priority 1 drinking water source areas. (3) Not applicable.
(2) If yes to (1), will the Department of Environment and Conservation be opposing Western Power’s proposal to construct the eastern terminal substation within a priority 1 water catchment area, given that such a substation would involve the aboveground storage of 300 000 litres of transformer oil on the site? (3) If no to (1), why not? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank Hon Helen Morton for some notice of her question. (1) Yes. The Department of Water’s land-use compatibility table is used in Western Australia to guide land-use planning decision-making in public drinking water source areas. (2) The Department of Water has not received a proposal from Western Power at this time. In preliminary discussions with Western Power, the Department of Water has indicated that Western Power should consider locations outside priority 1 drinking water source areas. (3) Not applicable.
(3) If no to (1), why not? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank Hon Helen Morton for some notice of her question. (1) Yes. The Department of Water’s land-use compatibility table is used in Western Australia to guide land-use planning decision-making in public drinking water source areas. (2) The Department of Water has not received a proposal from Western Power at this time. In preliminary discussions with Western Power, the Department of Water has indicated that Western Power should consider locations outside priority 1 drinking water source areas. (3) Not applicable.
Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank Hon Helen Morton for some notice of her question. (1) Yes. The Department of Water’s land-use compatibility table is used in Western Australia to guide land-use planning decision-making in public drinking water source areas. (2) The Department of Water has not received a proposal from Western Power at this time. In preliminary discussions with Western Power, the Department of Water has indicated that Western Power should consider locations outside priority 1 drinking water source areas. (3) Not applicable.
I thank Hon Helen Morton for some notice of her question. (1) Yes. The Department of Water’s land-use compatibility table is used in Western Australia to guide land-use planning decision-making in public drinking water source areas. (2) The Department of Water has not received a proposal from Western Power at this time. In preliminary discussions with Western Power, the Department of Water has indicated that Western Power should consider locations outside priority 1 drinking water source areas. (3) Not applicable.
(1) Yes. The Department of Water’s land-use compatibility table is used in Western Australia to guide land-use planning decision-making in public drinking water source areas. (2) The Department of Water has not received a proposal from Western Power at this time. In preliminary discussions with Western Power, the Department of Water has indicated that Western Power should consider locations outside priority 1 drinking water source areas. (3) Not applicable.
(2) The Department of Water has not received a proposal from Western Power at this time. In preliminary discussions with Western Power, the Department of Water has indicated that Western Power should consider locations outside priority 1 drinking water source areas. (3) Not applicable.
(3) Not applicable.
(1) Does the minister support the land-use restrictions in this note and, in particular, its assertion that land-use activities involving fuel depots (storage/transfer), heavy or energy industries, milk transfer depots, service stations, or chemical storage in aboveground tanks ought to be regarded as activities that are incompatible with priority 1 catchment areas? (2) If yes to (1), will the Department of Environment and Conservation be opposing Western Power’s proposal to construct the eastern terminal substation within a priority 1 water catchment area, given that such a substation would involve the aboveground storage of 300 000 litres of transformer oil on the site? (3) If no to (1), why not? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank Hon Helen Morton for some notice of her question. (1) Yes. The Department of Water’s land-use compatibility table is used in Western Australia to guide land-use planning decision-making in public drinking water source areas. (2) The Department of Water has not received a proposal from Western Power at this time. In preliminary discussions with Western Power, the Department of Water has indicated that Western Power should consider locations outside priority 1 drinking water source areas. (3) Not applicable.
(2) If yes to (1), will the Department of Environment and Conservation be opposing Western Power’s proposal to construct the eastern terminal substation within a priority 1 water catchment area, given that such a substation would involve the aboveground storage of 300 000 litres of transformer oil on the site? (3) If no to (1), why not? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank Hon Helen Morton for some notice of her question. (1) Yes. The Department of Water’s land-use compatibility table is used in Western Australia to guide land-use planning decision-making in public drinking water source areas. (2) The Department of Water has not received a proposal from Western Power at this time. In preliminary discussions with Western Power, the Department of Water has indicated that Western Power should consider locations outside priority 1 drinking water source areas. (3) Not applicable.
(3) If no to (1), why not? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank Hon Helen Morton for some notice of her question. (1) Yes. The Department of Water’s land-use compatibility table is used in Western Australia to guide land-use planning decision-making in public drinking water source areas. (2) The Department of Water has not received a proposal from Western Power at this time. In preliminary discussions with Western Power, the Department of Water has indicated that Western Power should consider locations outside priority 1 drinking water source areas. (3) Not applicable.
Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank Hon Helen Morton for some notice of her question. (1) Yes. The Department of Water’s land-use compatibility table is used in Western Australia to guide land-use planning decision-making in public drinking water source areas. (2) The Department of Water has not received a proposal from Western Power at this time. In preliminary discussions with Western Power, the Department of Water has indicated that Western Power should consider locations outside priority 1 drinking water source areas. (3) Not applicable.
I thank Hon Helen Morton for some notice of her question. (1) Yes. The Department of Water’s land-use compatibility table is used in Western Australia to guide land-use planning decision-making in public drinking water source areas. (2) The Department of Water has not received a proposal from Western Power at this time. In preliminary discussions with Western Power, the Department of Water has indicated that Western Power should consider locations outside priority 1 drinking water source areas. (3) Not applicable.
(1) Yes. The Department of Water’s land-use compatibility table is used in Western Australia to guide land-use planning decision-making in public drinking water source areas. (2) The Department of Water has not received a proposal from Western Power at this time. In preliminary discussions with Western Power, the Department of Water has indicated that Western Power should consider locations outside priority 1 drinking water source areas. (3) Not applicable.
(2) The Department of Water has not received a proposal from Western Power at this time. In preliminary discussions with Western Power, the Department of Water has indicated that Western Power should consider locations outside priority 1 drinking water source areas. (3) Not applicable.
(3) Not applicable.
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