❓ Hon James Hayward asks the Minister for Regional Development about a CSIRO report on water modelling for the Southern Forests Irrigation Scheme (SFIS). The Minister confirms receipt and plans to release it after agency review.
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SOUTHERN FORESTS IRRIGATION SCHEME — CSIRO REPORT
306. Hon JAMES HAYWARD to the Minister for Regional Development:
I refer to the southern forests
irrigation scheme.
(1) Has the
minister received a report from the CSIRO on water modelling in relation to the
SFIS?
(2) Why did the minister request a report
from the CSIRO?
(3) Will the
minister publicly release the CSIRO report in question; and, if yes, when; and,
if not, why not?
306. Hon JAMES HAYWARD to the Minister for Regional Development:
I refer to the southern forests
irrigation scheme.
(1) Has the
minister received a report from the CSIRO on water modelling in relation to the
SFIS?
(2) Why did the minister request a report
from the CSIRO?
(3) Will the
minister publicly release the CSIRO report in question; and, if yes, when; and,
if not, why not?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the member for the question.
(1) Yes, I have received the CSIRO
report and it is now under consideration.
(2) I requested that independent review through the
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development after
questions were raised about the water modelling by the Department of Water and
Environmental Regulation that underpinned the business case for the project. We
wanted to make sure that we based our decisions on the most recent science,
modelling and data.
(3) I plan to
release the report later this month to ensure all affected agencies have time
to consider it.
(1) Yes, I have received the CSIRO
report and it is now under consideration.
(2) I requested that independent review through the
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development after
questions were raised about the water modelling by the Department of Water and
Environmental Regulation that underpinned the business case for the project. We
wanted to make sure that we based our decisions on the most recent science,
modelling and data.
(3) I plan to
release the report later this month to ensure all affected agencies have time
to consider it.
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