❓ The Water and Rivers Commission decommissioned three water bores on Peron Peninsula due to water wastage and inconsistency with park management. This action was part of a larger project to rehabilitate the Carnarvon Artesian Basin and ensure sustainable water supply for the region.
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(1) Is it correct that the Water and Rivers Commission has decommissioned water bores on Peron Peninsula?
(2) If so, how many bores and why in each case?
(3) Is it correct that the bores were concreted and cannot be re-commissioned?
(4) If so, why?
(2) If so, how many bores and why in each case?
(3) Is it correct that the bores were concreted and cannot be re-commissioned?
(4) If so, why?
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4 May 2004
Responded by
Minister for Local Government and Regional Development representing the Minister for the Environment
Response time
35 days
(1) Yes. (2) Three. Peron No. 4. Water flowing to waste at the surface calculated at 8,000 kilolitres per annum. Sub-surface water lost potentially 150,000 kilolitres per annum. The presence of this free flowing well was inconsistent with the management of the Francois Peron National Park. Peron No. 2 (New). Water flowing to waste at the surface calculated at 25,000 kilolitres per annum. Sub-surface water lost estimated at 134,000 kilolitres per annum. The Well was located on unallocated Crown Land and licensed to the Department of Conservation and Land Management. The Well had not been used for agricultural production purposes for a number of years and had no current use, or identified future requirements. Peron No. 2 Old. The Well had collapsed with no surface flow. The scale of sub-surface water lost could not be determined but would have possibly been substantial. (3) Yes. (4) The activity was part of the Carnarvon Artesian Basin Rehabilitation Project commenced by the previous Government and completed by this Government. The initiative gained broad community interest and support. The Carnarvon Basin is a critical water resource for the Gascoyne region. It is the principal water supply for key tourism destinations in Shark Bay and the Ningaloo coast including Coral Bay, Denham and Monkey Mia, Dampier Salt, and 22 pastoral properties. Approximately 140 artesian bores have been drilled in the Carnarvon Basin. Water loss has been calculated to be greater than 30% above annual recharge, so unless addressed, industry and public water supply abstraction is unsustainable in the long term. The project successfully decommissioned fifty-two uncontrolled bores, and constructed 15 new wells on pastoral properties. In terms of water conservation, the project saved a calculated 8 gigalitres per annum of water flowing to waste at the surface, and an estimated 37 gigalitres per annum in sub-surface loss. One important outcome of the project is that it has secured a sustainable water supply source for current towns and future tourism development nodes along the Ningaloo and Shark Bay coasts.
(2) Three. Peron No. 4. Water flowing to waste at the surface calculated at 8,000 kilolitres per annum. Sub-surface water lost potentially 150,000 kilolitres per annum. The presence of this free flowing well was inconsistent with the management of the Francois Peron National Park. Peron No. 2 (New). Water flowing to waste at the surface calculated at 25,000 kilolitres per annum. Sub-surface water lost estimated at 134,000 kilolitres per annum. The Well was located on unallocated Crown Land and licensed to the Department of Conservation and Land Management. The Well had not been used for agricultural production purposes for a number of years and had no current use, or identified future requirements. Peron No. 2 Old. The Well had collapsed with no surface flow. The scale of sub-surface water lost could not be determined but would have possibly been substantial. (3) Yes. (4) The activity was part of the Carnarvon Artesian Basin Rehabilitation Project commenced by the previous Government and completed by this Government. The initiative gained broad community interest and support. The Carnarvon Basin is a critical water resource for the Gascoyne region. It is the principal water supply for key tourism destinations in Shark Bay and the Ningaloo coast including Coral Bay, Denham and Monkey Mia, Dampier Salt, and 22 pastoral properties. Approximately 140 artesian bores have been drilled in the Carnarvon Basin. Water loss has been calculated to be greater than 30% above annual recharge, so unless addressed, industry and public water supply abstraction is unsustainable in the long term. The project successfully decommissioned fifty-two uncontrolled bores, and constructed 15 new wells on pastoral properties. In terms of water conservation, the project saved a calculated 8 gigalitres per annum of water flowing to waste at the surface, and an estimated 37 gigalitres per annum in sub-surface loss. One important outcome of the project is that it has secured a sustainable water supply source for current towns and future tourism development nodes along the Ningaloo and Shark Bay coasts.
Peron No. 4. Water flowing to waste at the surface calculated at 8,000 kilolitres per annum. Sub-surface water lost potentially 150,000 kilolitres per annum. The presence of this free flowing well was inconsistent with the management of the Francois Peron National Park. Peron No. 2 (New). Water flowing to waste at the surface calculated at 25,000 kilolitres per annum. Sub-surface water lost estimated at 134,000 kilolitres per annum. The Well was located on unallocated Crown Land and licensed to the Department of Conservation and Land Management. The Well had not been used for agricultural production purposes for a number of years and had no current use, or identified future requirements. Peron No. 2 Old. The Well had collapsed with no surface flow. The scale of sub-surface water lost could not be determined but would have possibly been substantial. (3) Yes. (4) The activity was part of the Carnarvon Artesian Basin Rehabilitation Project commenced by the previous Government and completed by this Government. The initiative gained broad community interest and support. The Carnarvon Basin is a critical water resource for the Gascoyne region. It is the principal water supply for key tourism destinations in Shark Bay and the Ningaloo coast including Coral Bay, Denham and Monkey Mia, Dampier Salt, and 22 pastoral properties. Approximately 140 artesian bores have been drilled in the Carnarvon Basin. Water loss has been calculated to be greater than 30% above annual recharge, so unless addressed, industry and public water supply abstraction is unsustainable in the long term. The project successfully decommissioned fifty-two uncontrolled bores, and constructed 15 new wells on pastoral properties. In terms of water conservation, the project saved a calculated 8 gigalitres per annum of water flowing to waste at the surface, and an estimated 37 gigalitres per annum in sub-surface loss. One important outcome of the project is that it has secured a sustainable water supply source for current towns and future tourism development nodes along the Ningaloo and Shark Bay coasts.
Peron No. 2 (New). Water flowing to waste at the surface calculated at 25,000 kilolitres per annum. Sub-surface water lost estimated at 134,000 kilolitres per annum. The Well was located on unallocated Crown Land and licensed to the Department of Conservation and Land Management. The Well had not been used for agricultural production purposes for a number of years and had no current use, or identified future requirements. Peron No. 2 Old. The Well had collapsed with no surface flow. The scale of sub-surface water lost could not be determined but would have possibly been substantial. (3) Yes. (4) The activity was part of the Carnarvon Artesian Basin Rehabilitation Project commenced by the previous Government and completed by this Government. The initiative gained broad community interest and support. The Carnarvon Basin is a critical water resource for the Gascoyne region. It is the principal water supply for key tourism destinations in Shark Bay and the Ningaloo coast including Coral Bay, Denham and Monkey Mia, Dampier Salt, and 22 pastoral properties. Approximately 140 artesian bores have been drilled in the Carnarvon Basin. Water loss has been calculated to be greater than 30% above annual recharge, so unless addressed, industry and public water supply abstraction is unsustainable in the long term. The project successfully decommissioned fifty-two uncontrolled bores, and constructed 15 new wells on pastoral properties. In terms of water conservation, the project saved a calculated 8 gigalitres per annum of water flowing to waste at the surface, and an estimated 37 gigalitres per annum in sub-surface loss. One important outcome of the project is that it has secured a sustainable water supply source for current towns and future tourism development nodes along the Ningaloo and Shark Bay coasts.
Peron No. 2 Old. The Well had collapsed with no surface flow. The scale of sub-surface water lost could not be determined but would have possibly been substantial. (3) Yes. (4) The activity was part of the Carnarvon Artesian Basin Rehabilitation Project commenced by the previous Government and completed by this Government. The initiative gained broad community interest and support. The Carnarvon Basin is a critical water resource for the Gascoyne region. It is the principal water supply for key tourism destinations in Shark Bay and the Ningaloo coast including Coral Bay, Denham and Monkey Mia, Dampier Salt, and 22 pastoral properties. Approximately 140 artesian bores have been drilled in the Carnarvon Basin. Water loss has been calculated to be greater than 30% above annual recharge, so unless addressed, industry and public water supply abstraction is unsustainable in the long term. The project successfully decommissioned fifty-two uncontrolled bores, and constructed 15 new wells on pastoral properties. In terms of water conservation, the project saved a calculated 8 gigalitres per annum of water flowing to waste at the surface, and an estimated 37 gigalitres per annum in sub-surface loss. One important outcome of the project is that it has secured a sustainable water supply source for current towns and future tourism development nodes along the Ningaloo and Shark Bay coasts.
(3) Yes. (4) The activity was part of the Carnarvon Artesian Basin Rehabilitation Project commenced by the previous Government and completed by this Government. The initiative gained broad community interest and support. The Carnarvon Basin is a critical water resource for the Gascoyne region. It is the principal water supply for key tourism destinations in Shark Bay and the Ningaloo coast including Coral Bay, Denham and Monkey Mia, Dampier Salt, and 22 pastoral properties. Approximately 140 artesian bores have been drilled in the Carnarvon Basin. Water loss has been calculated to be greater than 30% above annual recharge, so unless addressed, industry and public water supply abstraction is unsustainable in the long term. The project successfully decommissioned fifty-two uncontrolled bores, and constructed 15 new wells on pastoral properties. In terms of water conservation, the project saved a calculated 8 gigalitres per annum of water flowing to waste at the surface, and an estimated 37 gigalitres per annum in sub-surface loss. One important outcome of the project is that it has secured a sustainable water supply source for current towns and future tourism development nodes along the Ningaloo and Shark Bay coasts.
(4) The activity was part of the Carnarvon Artesian Basin Rehabilitation Project commenced by the previous Government and completed by this Government. The initiative gained broad community interest and support. The Carnarvon Basin is a critical water resource for the Gascoyne region. It is the principal water supply for key tourism destinations in Shark Bay and the Ningaloo coast including Coral Bay, Denham and Monkey Mia, Dampier Salt, and 22 pastoral properties. Approximately 140 artesian bores have been drilled in the Carnarvon Basin. Water loss has been calculated to be greater than 30% above annual recharge, so unless addressed, industry and public water supply abstraction is unsustainable in the long term. The project successfully decommissioned fifty-two uncontrolled bores, and constructed 15 new wells on pastoral properties. In terms of water conservation, the project saved a calculated 8 gigalitres per annum of water flowing to waste at the surface, and an estimated 37 gigalitres per annum in sub-surface loss. One important outcome of the project is that it has secured a sustainable water supply source for current towns and future tourism development nodes along the Ningaloo and Shark Bay coasts.
The Carnarvon Basin is a critical water resource for the Gascoyne region. It is the principal water supply for key tourism destinations in Shark Bay and the Ningaloo coast including Coral Bay, Denham and Monkey Mia, Dampier Salt, and 22 pastoral properties. Approximately 140 artesian bores have been drilled in the Carnarvon Basin. Water loss has been calculated to be greater than 30% above annual recharge, so unless addressed, industry and public water supply abstraction is unsustainable in the long term. The project successfully decommissioned fifty-two uncontrolled bores, and constructed 15 new wells on pastoral properties. In terms of water conservation, the project saved a calculated 8 gigalitres per annum of water flowing to waste at the surface, and an estimated 37 gigalitres per annum in sub-surface loss. One important outcome of the project is that it has secured a sustainable water supply source for current towns and future tourism development nodes along the Ningaloo and Shark Bay coasts.
Approximately 140 artesian bores have been drilled in the Carnarvon Basin. Water loss has been calculated to be greater than 30% above annual recharge, so unless addressed, industry and public water supply abstraction is unsustainable in the long term. The project successfully decommissioned fifty-two uncontrolled bores, and constructed 15 new wells on pastoral properties. In terms of water conservation, the project saved a calculated 8 gigalitres per annum of water flowing to waste at the surface, and an estimated 37 gigalitres per annum in sub-surface loss. One important outcome of the project is that it has secured a sustainable water supply source for current towns and future tourism development nodes along the Ningaloo and Shark Bay coasts.
The project successfully decommissioned fifty-two uncontrolled bores, and constructed 15 new wells on pastoral properties. In terms of water conservation, the project saved a calculated 8 gigalitres per annum of water flowing to waste at the surface, and an estimated 37 gigalitres per annum in sub-surface loss. One important outcome of the project is that it has secured a sustainable water supply source for current towns and future tourism development nodes along the Ningaloo and Shark Bay coasts.
One important outcome of the project is that it has secured a sustainable water supply source for current towns and future tourism development nodes along the Ningaloo and Shark Bay coasts.
(2) Three. Peron No. 4. Water flowing to waste at the surface calculated at 8,000 kilolitres per annum. Sub-surface water lost potentially 150,000 kilolitres per annum. The presence of this free flowing well was inconsistent with the management of the Francois Peron National Park. Peron No. 2 (New). Water flowing to waste at the surface calculated at 25,000 kilolitres per annum. Sub-surface water lost estimated at 134,000 kilolitres per annum. The Well was located on unallocated Crown Land and licensed to the Department of Conservation and Land Management. The Well had not been used for agricultural production purposes for a number of years and had no current use, or identified future requirements. Peron No. 2 Old. The Well had collapsed with no surface flow. The scale of sub-surface water lost could not be determined but would have possibly been substantial. (3) Yes. (4) The activity was part of the Carnarvon Artesian Basin Rehabilitation Project commenced by the previous Government and completed by this Government. The initiative gained broad community interest and support. The Carnarvon Basin is a critical water resource for the Gascoyne region. It is the principal water supply for key tourism destinations in Shark Bay and the Ningaloo coast including Coral Bay, Denham and Monkey Mia, Dampier Salt, and 22 pastoral properties. Approximately 140 artesian bores have been drilled in the Carnarvon Basin. Water loss has been calculated to be greater than 30% above annual recharge, so unless addressed, industry and public water supply abstraction is unsustainable in the long term. The project successfully decommissioned fifty-two uncontrolled bores, and constructed 15 new wells on pastoral properties. In terms of water conservation, the project saved a calculated 8 gigalitres per annum of water flowing to waste at the surface, and an estimated 37 gigalitres per annum in sub-surface loss. One important outcome of the project is that it has secured a sustainable water supply source for current towns and future tourism development nodes along the Ningaloo and Shark Bay coasts.
Peron No. 4. Water flowing to waste at the surface calculated at 8,000 kilolitres per annum. Sub-surface water lost potentially 150,000 kilolitres per annum. The presence of this free flowing well was inconsistent with the management of the Francois Peron National Park. Peron No. 2 (New). Water flowing to waste at the surface calculated at 25,000 kilolitres per annum. Sub-surface water lost estimated at 134,000 kilolitres per annum. The Well was located on unallocated Crown Land and licensed to the Department of Conservation and Land Management. The Well had not been used for agricultural production purposes for a number of years and had no current use, or identified future requirements. Peron No. 2 Old. The Well had collapsed with no surface flow. The scale of sub-surface water lost could not be determined but would have possibly been substantial. (3) Yes. (4) The activity was part of the Carnarvon Artesian Basin Rehabilitation Project commenced by the previous Government and completed by this Government. The initiative gained broad community interest and support. The Carnarvon Basin is a critical water resource for the Gascoyne region. It is the principal water supply for key tourism destinations in Shark Bay and the Ningaloo coast including Coral Bay, Denham and Monkey Mia, Dampier Salt, and 22 pastoral properties. Approximately 140 artesian bores have been drilled in the Carnarvon Basin. Water loss has been calculated to be greater than 30% above annual recharge, so unless addressed, industry and public water supply abstraction is unsustainable in the long term. The project successfully decommissioned fifty-two uncontrolled bores, and constructed 15 new wells on pastoral properties. In terms of water conservation, the project saved a calculated 8 gigalitres per annum of water flowing to waste at the surface, and an estimated 37 gigalitres per annum in sub-surface loss. One important outcome of the project is that it has secured a sustainable water supply source for current towns and future tourism development nodes along the Ningaloo and Shark Bay coasts.
Peron No. 2 (New). Water flowing to waste at the surface calculated at 25,000 kilolitres per annum. Sub-surface water lost estimated at 134,000 kilolitres per annum. The Well was located on unallocated Crown Land and licensed to the Department of Conservation and Land Management. The Well had not been used for agricultural production purposes for a number of years and had no current use, or identified future requirements. Peron No. 2 Old. The Well had collapsed with no surface flow. The scale of sub-surface water lost could not be determined but would have possibly been substantial. (3) Yes. (4) The activity was part of the Carnarvon Artesian Basin Rehabilitation Project commenced by the previous Government and completed by this Government. The initiative gained broad community interest and support. The Carnarvon Basin is a critical water resource for the Gascoyne region. It is the principal water supply for key tourism destinations in Shark Bay and the Ningaloo coast including Coral Bay, Denham and Monkey Mia, Dampier Salt, and 22 pastoral properties. Approximately 140 artesian bores have been drilled in the Carnarvon Basin. Water loss has been calculated to be greater than 30% above annual recharge, so unless addressed, industry and public water supply abstraction is unsustainable in the long term. The project successfully decommissioned fifty-two uncontrolled bores, and constructed 15 new wells on pastoral properties. In terms of water conservation, the project saved a calculated 8 gigalitres per annum of water flowing to waste at the surface, and an estimated 37 gigalitres per annum in sub-surface loss. One important outcome of the project is that it has secured a sustainable water supply source for current towns and future tourism development nodes along the Ningaloo and Shark Bay coasts.
Peron No. 2 Old. The Well had collapsed with no surface flow. The scale of sub-surface water lost could not be determined but would have possibly been substantial. (3) Yes. (4) The activity was part of the Carnarvon Artesian Basin Rehabilitation Project commenced by the previous Government and completed by this Government. The initiative gained broad community interest and support. The Carnarvon Basin is a critical water resource for the Gascoyne region. It is the principal water supply for key tourism destinations in Shark Bay and the Ningaloo coast including Coral Bay, Denham and Monkey Mia, Dampier Salt, and 22 pastoral properties. Approximately 140 artesian bores have been drilled in the Carnarvon Basin. Water loss has been calculated to be greater than 30% above annual recharge, so unless addressed, industry and public water supply abstraction is unsustainable in the long term. The project successfully decommissioned fifty-two uncontrolled bores, and constructed 15 new wells on pastoral properties. In terms of water conservation, the project saved a calculated 8 gigalitres per annum of water flowing to waste at the surface, and an estimated 37 gigalitres per annum in sub-surface loss. One important outcome of the project is that it has secured a sustainable water supply source for current towns and future tourism development nodes along the Ningaloo and Shark Bay coasts.
(3) Yes. (4) The activity was part of the Carnarvon Artesian Basin Rehabilitation Project commenced by the previous Government and completed by this Government. The initiative gained broad community interest and support. The Carnarvon Basin is a critical water resource for the Gascoyne region. It is the principal water supply for key tourism destinations in Shark Bay and the Ningaloo coast including Coral Bay, Denham and Monkey Mia, Dampier Salt, and 22 pastoral properties. Approximately 140 artesian bores have been drilled in the Carnarvon Basin. Water loss has been calculated to be greater than 30% above annual recharge, so unless addressed, industry and public water supply abstraction is unsustainable in the long term. The project successfully decommissioned fifty-two uncontrolled bores, and constructed 15 new wells on pastoral properties. In terms of water conservation, the project saved a calculated 8 gigalitres per annum of water flowing to waste at the surface, and an estimated 37 gigalitres per annum in sub-surface loss. One important outcome of the project is that it has secured a sustainable water supply source for current towns and future tourism development nodes along the Ningaloo and Shark Bay coasts.
(4) The activity was part of the Carnarvon Artesian Basin Rehabilitation Project commenced by the previous Government and completed by this Government. The initiative gained broad community interest and support. The Carnarvon Basin is a critical water resource for the Gascoyne region. It is the principal water supply for key tourism destinations in Shark Bay and the Ningaloo coast including Coral Bay, Denham and Monkey Mia, Dampier Salt, and 22 pastoral properties. Approximately 140 artesian bores have been drilled in the Carnarvon Basin. Water loss has been calculated to be greater than 30% above annual recharge, so unless addressed, industry and public water supply abstraction is unsustainable in the long term. The project successfully decommissioned fifty-two uncontrolled bores, and constructed 15 new wells on pastoral properties. In terms of water conservation, the project saved a calculated 8 gigalitres per annum of water flowing to waste at the surface, and an estimated 37 gigalitres per annum in sub-surface loss. One important outcome of the project is that it has secured a sustainable water supply source for current towns and future tourism development nodes along the Ningaloo and Shark Bay coasts.
The Carnarvon Basin is a critical water resource for the Gascoyne region. It is the principal water supply for key tourism destinations in Shark Bay and the Ningaloo coast including Coral Bay, Denham and Monkey Mia, Dampier Salt, and 22 pastoral properties. Approximately 140 artesian bores have been drilled in the Carnarvon Basin. Water loss has been calculated to be greater than 30% above annual recharge, so unless addressed, industry and public water supply abstraction is unsustainable in the long term. The project successfully decommissioned fifty-two uncontrolled bores, and constructed 15 new wells on pastoral properties. In terms of water conservation, the project saved a calculated 8 gigalitres per annum of water flowing to waste at the surface, and an estimated 37 gigalitres per annum in sub-surface loss. One important outcome of the project is that it has secured a sustainable water supply source for current towns and future tourism development nodes along the Ningaloo and Shark Bay coasts.
Approximately 140 artesian bores have been drilled in the Carnarvon Basin. Water loss has been calculated to be greater than 30% above annual recharge, so unless addressed, industry and public water supply abstraction is unsustainable in the long term. The project successfully decommissioned fifty-two uncontrolled bores, and constructed 15 new wells on pastoral properties. In terms of water conservation, the project saved a calculated 8 gigalitres per annum of water flowing to waste at the surface, and an estimated 37 gigalitres per annum in sub-surface loss. One important outcome of the project is that it has secured a sustainable water supply source for current towns and future tourism development nodes along the Ningaloo and Shark Bay coasts.
The project successfully decommissioned fifty-two uncontrolled bores, and constructed 15 new wells on pastoral properties. In terms of water conservation, the project saved a calculated 8 gigalitres per annum of water flowing to waste at the surface, and an estimated 37 gigalitres per annum in sub-surface loss. One important outcome of the project is that it has secured a sustainable water supply source for current towns and future tourism development nodes along the Ningaloo and Shark Bay coasts.
One important outcome of the project is that it has secured a sustainable water supply source for current towns and future tourism development nodes along the Ningaloo and Shark Bay coasts.
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