❓ Hon Dee Margetts questions the Minister for Government Enterprises regarding nitrate levels in Water Corporation-supplied locations posing a health risk to infants, receiving a list of locations and average nitrate levels between 1992 and 2001.
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With regard to my previous question without notice to which you replied on 24 October 2001 -
(1) Can the Minister list the 11 locations served by the Water Corporation that have nitrate levels that pose a formal health concern for babies less than three months old?
(2) In regard to each of the 11 locations, can the Minister advise how long the nitrate levels have been at a level that has caused this formal health concern?
(3) What have been the levels over the period of monitoring of nitrate levels for each of the 11 locations?
(1) Can the Minister list the 11 locations served by the Water Corporation that have nitrate levels that pose a formal health concern for babies less than three months old?
(2) In regard to each of the 11 locations, can the Minister advise how long the nitrate levels have been at a level that has caused this formal health concern?
(3) What have been the levels over the period of monitoring of nitrate levels for each of the 11 locations?
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Answered
28 November 2001
Responded by
Minister for Government Enterprises
Response time
21 days
Cue, Laverton, Leonora, Meekatharra, Menzies, Mt Magnet, Nabawa, New Norcia, Sandstone, Wiluna and Yalgoo. (2) The Water Corporation advises that the nitrates in the groundwater are naturally occurring and have been at these levels, since water supplies were developed for each town. (3) The Water Corporation advises that the effected towns for the peroid 01/01/1992-15/11/2001 have the following Nitrate mg/L levels:- Locality Average Nitrate mg/L Cue 53.9 Laverton 86.0 Leonora 53.3 Meekatharra 63.6 Menzies 60.7 Mt Magnet 67.5 Nabawa 35.7 New Norcia 64.5 Sandstone 56.9 Wiluna 73.0 Yalgoo 87.6
(2) The Water Corporation advises that the nitrates in the groundwater are naturally occurring and have been at these levels, since water supplies were developed for each town. (3) The Water Corporation advises that the effected towns for the peroid 01/01/1992-15/11/2001 have the following Nitrate mg/L levels:- Locality Average Nitrate mg/L Cue 53.9 Laverton 86.0 Leonora 53.3 Meekatharra 63.6 Menzies 60.7 Mt Magnet 67.5 Nabawa 35.7 New Norcia 64.5 Sandstone 56.9 Wiluna 73.0 Yalgoo 87.6
(3) The Water Corporation advises that the effected towns for the peroid 01/01/1992-15/11/2001 have the following Nitrate mg/L levels:- Locality Average Nitrate mg/L Cue 53.9 Laverton 86.0 Leonora 53.3 Meekatharra 63.6 Menzies 60.7 Mt Magnet 67.5 Nabawa 35.7 New Norcia 64.5 Sandstone 56.9 Wiluna 73.0 Yalgoo 87.6
Locality Average Nitrate mg/L Cue 53.9 Laverton 86.0 Leonora 53.3 Meekatharra 63.6 Menzies 60.7 Mt Magnet 67.5 Nabawa 35.7 New Norcia 64.5 Sandstone 56.9 Wiluna 73.0 Yalgoo 87.6
Cue 53.9 Laverton 86.0 Leonora 53.3 Meekatharra 63.6 Menzies 60.7 Mt Magnet 67.5 Nabawa 35.7 New Norcia 64.5 Sandstone 56.9 Wiluna 73.0 Yalgoo 87.6
(2) The Water Corporation advises that the nitrates in the groundwater are naturally occurring and have been at these levels, since water supplies were developed for each town. (3) The Water Corporation advises that the effected towns for the peroid 01/01/1992-15/11/2001 have the following Nitrate mg/L levels:- Locality Average Nitrate mg/L Cue 53.9 Laverton 86.0 Leonora 53.3 Meekatharra 63.6 Menzies 60.7 Mt Magnet 67.5 Nabawa 35.7 New Norcia 64.5 Sandstone 56.9 Wiluna 73.0 Yalgoo 87.6
(3) The Water Corporation advises that the effected towns for the peroid 01/01/1992-15/11/2001 have the following Nitrate mg/L levels:- Locality Average Nitrate mg/L Cue 53.9 Laverton 86.0 Leonora 53.3 Meekatharra 63.6 Menzies 60.7 Mt Magnet 67.5 Nabawa 35.7 New Norcia 64.5 Sandstone 56.9 Wiluna 73.0 Yalgoo 87.6
Locality Average Nitrate mg/L Cue 53.9 Laverton 86.0 Leonora 53.3 Meekatharra 63.6 Menzies 60.7 Mt Magnet 67.5 Nabawa 35.7 New Norcia 64.5 Sandstone 56.9 Wiluna 73.0 Yalgoo 87.6
Cue 53.9 Laverton 86.0 Leonora 53.3 Meekatharra 63.6 Menzies 60.7 Mt Magnet 67.5 Nabawa 35.7 New Norcia 64.5 Sandstone 56.9 Wiluna 73.0 Yalgoo 87.6
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