❓ Hon. Alison Xamon asks about WA's compliance with the National Water Initiative regarding over-allocated water systems. Hon. Helen Morton responds that 12 of 60 areas are over-allocated, with plans in place for 11, and a license amendment for Albany.
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NATIONAL WATER INITIATIVE — COMPLIANCE
I refer to the National Water Initiative. Is Western Australia, and the Department of Water as the responsible agency, complying with the National Water Initiative objective contained in clause 24(iv) to complete the return of all currently over-allocated or overused systems to environmentally sustainable levels of extraction? Hon HELEN MORTON
I refer to the National Water Initiative. Is Western Australia, and the Department of Water as the responsible agency, complying with the National Water Initiative objective contained in clause 24(iv) to complete the return of all currently over-allocated or overused systems to environmentally sustainable levels of extraction? Hon HELEN MORTON
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I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. In Western Australia there are 12 areas in the state, out of a total of 60, which remain over-allocated. The Department of Water now has water allocation plans covering 11 of these areas preventing further unsustainable allocations and establishing rules for reducing the current level of extraction. The exception is Albany where a licence amendment, instead of a plan, is being used to return to sustainable extraction as this process can easily achieve the required change.
Is Western Australia, and the Department of Water as the responsible agency, complying with the National Water Initiative objective contained in clause 24(iv) to complete the return of all currently over-allocated or overused systems to environmentally sustainable levels of extraction? Hon HELEN MORTON replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. In Western Australia there are 12 areas in the state, out of a total of 60, which remain over-allocated. The Department of Water now has water allocation plans covering 11 of these areas preventing further unsustainable allocations and establishing rules for reducing the current level of extraction. The exception is Albany where a licence amendment, instead of a plan, is being used to return to sustainable extraction as this process can easily achieve the required change.
Hon HELEN MORTON replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. In Western Australia there are 12 areas in the state, out of a total of 60, which remain over-allocated. The Department of Water now has water allocation plans covering 11 of these areas preventing further unsustainable allocations and establishing rules for reducing the current level of extraction. The exception is Albany where a licence amendment, instead of a plan, is being used to return to sustainable extraction as this process can easily achieve the required change.
I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. In Western Australia there are 12 areas in the state, out of a total of 60, which remain over-allocated. The Department of Water now has water allocation plans covering 11 of these areas preventing further unsustainable allocations and establishing rules for reducing the current level of extraction. The exception is Albany where a licence amendment, instead of a plan, is being used to return to sustainable extraction as this process can easily achieve the required change.
In Western Australia there are 12 areas in the state, out of a total of 60, which remain over-allocated. The Department of Water now has water allocation plans covering 11 of these areas preventing further unsustainable allocations and establishing rules for reducing the current level of extraction. The exception is Albany where a licence amendment, instead of a plan, is being used to return to sustainable extraction as this process can easily achieve the required change.
Is Western Australia, and the Department of Water as the responsible agency, complying with the National Water Initiative objective contained in clause 24(iv) to complete the return of all currently over-allocated or overused systems to environmentally sustainable levels of extraction? Hon HELEN MORTON replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. In Western Australia there are 12 areas in the state, out of a total of 60, which remain over-allocated. The Department of Water now has water allocation plans covering 11 of these areas preventing further unsustainable allocations and establishing rules for reducing the current level of extraction. The exception is Albany where a licence amendment, instead of a plan, is being used to return to sustainable extraction as this process can easily achieve the required change.
Hon HELEN MORTON replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. In Western Australia there are 12 areas in the state, out of a total of 60, which remain over-allocated. The Department of Water now has water allocation plans covering 11 of these areas preventing further unsustainable allocations and establishing rules for reducing the current level of extraction. The exception is Albany where a licence amendment, instead of a plan, is being used to return to sustainable extraction as this process can easily achieve the required change.
I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. In Western Australia there are 12 areas in the state, out of a total of 60, which remain over-allocated. The Department of Water now has water allocation plans covering 11 of these areas preventing further unsustainable allocations and establishing rules for reducing the current level of extraction. The exception is Albany where a licence amendment, instead of a plan, is being used to return to sustainable extraction as this process can easily achieve the required change.
In Western Australia there are 12 areas in the state, out of a total of 60, which remain over-allocated. The Department of Water now has water allocation plans covering 11 of these areas preventing further unsustainable allocations and establishing rules for reducing the current level of extraction. The exception is Albany where a licence amendment, instead of a plan, is being used to return to sustainable extraction as this process can easily achieve the required change.
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