❓ Dr. Constable inquires about a government report identifying water reserves in the southwest for scheme water. The answer details a re-evaluation undertaken by the Commission for input into the Forest Management Plan, identifying potential water sources and their vulnerability to conservation policies.
AnsweredQoN 1514Legislative Assembly
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(1) Has the Government commissioned a report into identifying water reserves in the south west for use as scheme water?
(2) If yes to (1), who commissioned the report and when was it commissioned?
(3) If yes to (1), who undertook the report research and at what cost?
(4) If yes to (1), what were the findings of that report?
(2) If yes to (1), who commissioned the report and when was it commissioned?
(3) If yes to (1), who undertook the report research and at what cost?
(4) If yes to (1), what were the findings of that report?
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Answered
9 April 2002
Responded by
Minister for the Environment and Heritage
Response time
48 days
As part of the Commission's interaction with the Department of Conservation and Land Management on the new Forest Management Plan, prepared in 2001 and due for release in 2003, the Commission undertook the task of re-evaluating and re-defining potential drinking water sources across the south west that may need to be developed over the next 20 years. The task was also to identify those that were likely to be affected by reservation into the conservation estate under the Government's Protecting our Old Growth Forests policy. (2) The re-evaluation for input into the new Forest Management Plan was undertaken by the Commission in July 2001. (3) This work was carried out by a contractor with relevant knowledge and experience in this area under guidance of the Commission's Allocation Planning unit for a cost of $4735.24. (4) The findings of this work provided a list of all practical and unconstrained surface water source development sites within each river basin of the South West Drainage Division affecting CALM land within the RFA portion of the CALM estate totalling 67 sites comprising 38 storage sites and 29 pipehead development sites. The findings also identified a list of 12 possible sites that potentially may be affected by reservation into the conservation estate under the Government's Protecting our Old Growth Forests policy and a provisional list of 7 sites currently being, or are likely to be needed to be developed for drinking water supply purposes before 2020, provided environmental approval is given.
(2) The re-evaluation for input into the new Forest Management Plan was undertaken by the Commission in July 2001. (3) This work was carried out by a contractor with relevant knowledge and experience in this area under guidance of the Commission's Allocation Planning unit for a cost of $4735.24. (4) The findings of this work provided a list of all practical and unconstrained surface water source development sites within each river basin of the South West Drainage Division affecting CALM land within the RFA portion of the CALM estate totalling 67 sites comprising 38 storage sites and 29 pipehead development sites. The findings also identified a list of 12 possible sites that potentially may be affected by reservation into the conservation estate under the Government's Protecting our Old Growth Forests policy and a provisional list of 7 sites currently being, or are likely to be needed to be developed for drinking water supply purposes before 2020, provided environmental approval is given.
(3) This work was carried out by a contractor with relevant knowledge and experience in this area under guidance of the Commission's Allocation Planning unit for a cost of $4735.24. (4) The findings of this work provided a list of all practical and unconstrained surface water source development sites within each river basin of the South West Drainage Division affecting CALM land within the RFA portion of the CALM estate totalling 67 sites comprising 38 storage sites and 29 pipehead development sites. The findings also identified a list of 12 possible sites that potentially may be affected by reservation into the conservation estate under the Government's Protecting our Old Growth Forests policy and a provisional list of 7 sites currently being, or are likely to be needed to be developed for drinking water supply purposes before 2020, provided environmental approval is given.
(4) The findings of this work provided a list of all practical and unconstrained surface water source development sites within each river basin of the South West Drainage Division affecting CALM land within the RFA portion of the CALM estate totalling 67 sites comprising 38 storage sites and 29 pipehead development sites. The findings also identified a list of 12 possible sites that potentially may be affected by reservation into the conservation estate under the Government's Protecting our Old Growth Forests policy and a provisional list of 7 sites currently being, or are likely to be needed to be developed for drinking water supply purposes before 2020, provided environmental approval is given.
(2) The re-evaluation for input into the new Forest Management Plan was undertaken by the Commission in July 2001. (3) This work was carried out by a contractor with relevant knowledge and experience in this area under guidance of the Commission's Allocation Planning unit for a cost of $4735.24. (4) The findings of this work provided a list of all practical and unconstrained surface water source development sites within each river basin of the South West Drainage Division affecting CALM land within the RFA portion of the CALM estate totalling 67 sites comprising 38 storage sites and 29 pipehead development sites. The findings also identified a list of 12 possible sites that potentially may be affected by reservation into the conservation estate under the Government's Protecting our Old Growth Forests policy and a provisional list of 7 sites currently being, or are likely to be needed to be developed for drinking water supply purposes before 2020, provided environmental approval is given.
(3) This work was carried out by a contractor with relevant knowledge and experience in this area under guidance of the Commission's Allocation Planning unit for a cost of $4735.24. (4) The findings of this work provided a list of all practical and unconstrained surface water source development sites within each river basin of the South West Drainage Division affecting CALM land within the RFA portion of the CALM estate totalling 67 sites comprising 38 storage sites and 29 pipehead development sites. The findings also identified a list of 12 possible sites that potentially may be affected by reservation into the conservation estate under the Government's Protecting our Old Growth Forests policy and a provisional list of 7 sites currently being, or are likely to be needed to be developed for drinking water supply purposes before 2020, provided environmental approval is given.
(4) The findings of this work provided a list of all practical and unconstrained surface water source development sites within each river basin of the South West Drainage Division affecting CALM land within the RFA portion of the CALM estate totalling 67 sites comprising 38 storage sites and 29 pipehead development sites. The findings also identified a list of 12 possible sites that potentially may be affected by reservation into the conservation estate under the Government's Protecting our Old Growth Forests policy and a provisional list of 7 sites currently being, or are likely to be needed to be developed for drinking water supply purposes before 2020, provided environmental approval is given.
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