❓ A parliamentary question regarding the upkeep of water and wastewater infrastructure in Albany and the Great Southern region, including water main bursts, a landslip incident, and maintenance investment breakdowns. The Water Corporation provided a tabled paper for part (a) and answered 'yes' to part (b), with a table detailing maintenance investments for Albany from FY2016 to FY2021.
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I refer to the upkeep of regional water and wastewater infrastructure in Albany and the Great Southern region, and I ask: (a) how many water mains have burst or had water retention issues in the Albany local government area since 2018-19 (please detail in tabular form the year, estimated amount of water released, total time taken to resolve and cost to the Water Corporation); (b) in relation to the recent acceleration of the Sleeman Avenue landslip in Mira Mar, has the Water Corporation investigated whether or not the estimated 140,000 litres of water had an impact on the water slip; and (c) please provide a breakdown of investments for maintenance for infrastructure in Albany for: (i) 2017-18; (ii) 2018-19; (iii) 2019-20; and (iv) 2020-21?
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Answered
30 November 2021
Responded by
Minister for Regional Development representing the Minister for Water
Response time
9 days
(a) [See tabled paper No.].
(b) Yes.
(c) (i-iv)
TYPE OF WORK
FY2016 ($)
FY2017 ($)
FY2018 ($)
FY2019 ($)
FY2020 ($)
FY2021 ($)
Corrective Maintenance
1,030,526
1,065,157
1,053,670
1,029,056
1,260,242
1,126,608
Planned Maintenance
572,724
570,194
626,339
649,353
948,938
1,194,512
TOTAL
1,603,250
1,635,351
1,680,009
1,678,409
2,209,180
2,321,120
(b) Yes.
(c) (i-iv)
TYPE OF WORK
FY2016 ($)
FY2017 ($)
FY2018 ($)
FY2019 ($)
FY2020 ($)
FY2021 ($)
Corrective Maintenance
1,030,526
1,065,157
1,053,670
1,029,056
1,260,242
1,126,608
Planned Maintenance
572,724
570,194
626,339
649,353
948,938
1,194,512
TOTAL
1,603,250
1,635,351
1,680,009
1,678,409
2,209,180
2,321,120
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