❓ A parliamentary question regarding vehicle movements and phytophthora dieback prevention measures during fracking operations in the Midwest region of Western Australia. The Minister provides details on expected vehicle movements, wash-down procedures, and dieback monitoring.
AnsweredQoN 498Legislative Council
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FRACCING
OPERATIONS — MIDWEST REGION
498. Hon ALISON XAMON to the Minister for Mines and
Petroleum:
I refer to the current fraccing operations taking place in
the midwest.
(1) How many
vehicle movements are expected between the Woodada Deep and Arrowsmith sites
over the course of the fraccing and clean-up operations?
(2) What methods
are being used to limit the possibility of transferring phytophthora dieback
between the Arrowsmith and Woodada Deep sites?
(3) What, if any,
monitoring is being done to ensure that these methods are sufficient and
complied with?
OPERATIONS — MIDWEST REGION
498. Hon ALISON XAMON to the Minister for Mines and
Petroleum:
I refer to the current fraccing operations taking place in
the midwest.
(1) How many
vehicle movements are expected between the Woodada Deep and Arrowsmith sites
over the course of the fraccing and clean-up operations?
(2) What methods
are being used to limit the possibility of transferring phytophthora dieback
between the Arrowsmith and Woodada Deep sites?
(3) What, if any,
monitoring is being done to ensure that these methods are sufficient and
complied with?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the member for some notice
of this question.
(1) Approximately
80 vehicle movements are expected between the Woodada Deep and Arrowsmith
sites.
(2) All vehicles
travelling between the Woodada Deep and Arrowsmith sites must pass through the
wash-down station located close to the Woodada Deep-1 well site.
(3) A dieback
survey was undertaken prior to works commencing, and a follow-up dieback survey
will be undertaken in 2013 to confirm that the method is effective. All
vehicles that pass through the wash-down facility are checked by officers on
site and recorded. Environmental audits have been undertaken of these
operations and these confirm that dieback hygiene measures are being complied
with.
of this question.
(1) Approximately
80 vehicle movements are expected between the Woodada Deep and Arrowsmith
sites.
(2) All vehicles
travelling between the Woodada Deep and Arrowsmith sites must pass through the
wash-down station located close to the Woodada Deep-1 well site.
(3) A dieback
survey was undertaken prior to works commencing, and a follow-up dieback survey
will be undertaken in 2013 to confirm that the method is effective. All
vehicles that pass through the wash-down facility are checked by officers on
site and recorded. Environmental audits have been undertaken of these
operations and these confirm that dieback hygiene measures are being complied
with.
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