Hon Paul Llewellyn asks about water extraction from the south west Yarragadee aquifer, including application numbers, volumes, purposes, and current allocation levels, in relation to the government's plan to extract a further 45 gigalitres. The Minister defers answering, requesting the question be placed on notice due to the detail required.

AnsweredQoN 115Legislative Council
Asked
29 March 2007
Portfolio
Water Resources

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YARRAGADEE AQUIFER
I refer to competition for regional water needs and the government’s plan to tap a further 45 gigalitres from the south west Yarragadee aquifer. (1) How many applications have been made for water extraction from the south west Yarragadee? (2) What volume of water is involved? (3) Will the minister please table a schedule of licence applications, their volume, the purpose for the licences and the names of the applicants? (4) What is the current level of allocation of the south west Yarragadee? (5) How does this fit with the government’s plans to tap a further 45 gigalitres from the Yarragadee? Hon KIM CHANCE

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I thank Hon Paul Llewellyn for his question, which requires a great degree of detail. As it will take the Department of Water some time to collate and provide information, the Minister for Water Resources has requested that I ask the member to place the question on notice.
(1) How many applications have been made for water extraction from the south west Yarragadee? (2) What volume of water is involved? (3) Will the minister please table a schedule of licence applications, their volume, the purpose for the licences and the names of the applicants? (4) What is the current level of allocation of the south west Yarragadee? (5) How does this fit with the government’s plans to tap a further 45 gigalitres from the Yarragadee? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank Hon Paul Llewellyn for his question, which requires a great degree of detail. As it will take the Department of Water some time to collate and provide information, the Minister for Water Resources has requested that I ask the member to place the question on notice.
(2) What volume of water is involved? (3) Will the minister please table a schedule of licence applications, their volume, the purpose for the licences and the names of the applicants? (4) What is the current level of allocation of the south west Yarragadee? (5) How does this fit with the government’s plans to tap a further 45 gigalitres from the Yarragadee? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank Hon Paul Llewellyn for his question, which requires a great degree of detail. As it will take the Department of Water some time to collate and provide information, the Minister for Water Resources has requested that I ask the member to place the question on notice.
(3) Will the minister please table a schedule of licence applications, their volume, the purpose for the licences and the names of the applicants? (4) What is the current level of allocation of the south west Yarragadee? (5) How does this fit with the government’s plans to tap a further 45 gigalitres from the Yarragadee? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank Hon Paul Llewellyn for his question, which requires a great degree of detail. As it will take the Department of Water some time to collate and provide information, the Minister for Water Resources has requested that I ask the member to place the question on notice.
(4) What is the current level of allocation of the south west Yarragadee? (5) How does this fit with the government’s plans to tap a further 45 gigalitres from the Yarragadee? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank Hon Paul Llewellyn for his question, which requires a great degree of detail. As it will take the Department of Water some time to collate and provide information, the Minister for Water Resources has requested that I ask the member to place the question on notice.
(5) How does this fit with the government’s plans to tap a further 45 gigalitres from the Yarragadee? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank Hon Paul Llewellyn for his question, which requires a great degree of detail. As it will take the Department of Water some time to collate and provide information, the Minister for Water Resources has requested that I ask the member to place the question on notice.
Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank Hon Paul Llewellyn for his question, which requires a great degree of detail. As it will take the Department of Water some time to collate and provide information, the Minister for Water Resources has requested that I ask the member to place the question on notice.
I thank Hon Paul Llewellyn for his question, which requires a great degree of detail. As it will take the Department of Water some time to collate and provide information, the Minister for Water Resources has requested that I ask the member to place the question on notice.

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