❓ A parliamentary question regarding the scope, cost, and timeline of the Yalgoo drinking water upgrade program, including concerns about a failed project and its rectification. The answer provides some details but lacks specific cost and completion date commitments.
AnsweredQoN 999Legislative Council
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YALGOO WATER UPGRADE PROGRAM
999. Hon HELEN BULLOCK to the minister representing the
Minister for Water:
I refer to the water upgrade program in Yalgoo.
(1) What is the scope of the Yalgoo drinking water upgrade?
(2) What is the total cost of the upgrade?
(3) Has one of
the projects in the Yalgoo upgrade failed; and, if so, what has happened and
what will it cost to rectify the problem?
(4) When will
the upgrade program be finalised; and, if one of the projects has failed, when
will this project be completed?
999. Hon HELEN BULLOCK to the minister representing the
Minister for Water:
I refer to the water upgrade program in Yalgoo.
(1) What is the scope of the Yalgoo drinking water upgrade?
(2) What is the total cost of the upgrade?
(3) Has one of
the projects in the Yalgoo upgrade failed; and, if so, what has happened and
what will it cost to rectify the problem?
(4) When will
the upgrade program be finalised; and, if one of the projects has failed, when
will this project be completed?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the member for some notice of the question.
(1) The scope is
to treat Yalgoo water, which is high in nitrate, total dissolved solids, sodium
and hardness, to meet the aesthetic water quality guidelines of the 2004
Australian drinking water guidelines.
(2) A detailed
estimate will be prepared prior to project activation. At this time an accurate
estimate of cost will be made.
(3) Yalgoo was
one of two towns—the other being Wiluna—included in a trial of
two different types of water desalination technologies. The electrodialysis
reversal plant at Wiluna performed better than the high efficiency reverse
osmosis plant at Yalgoo; as a result, the EDR technology will be adopted at
Yalgoo.
(4) The
project is currently within the approved four-year capital program. Funding and
resources to carry out the project is subject to regular reviews of priorities
for capital investment across the state.
(1) The scope is
to treat Yalgoo water, which is high in nitrate, total dissolved solids, sodium
and hardness, to meet the aesthetic water quality guidelines of the 2004
Australian drinking water guidelines.
(2) A detailed
estimate will be prepared prior to project activation. At this time an accurate
estimate of cost will be made.
(3) Yalgoo was
one of two towns—the other being Wiluna—included in a trial of
two different types of water desalination technologies. The electrodialysis
reversal plant at Wiluna performed better than the high efficiency reverse
osmosis plant at Yalgoo; as a result, the EDR technology will be adopted at
Yalgoo.
(4) The
project is currently within the approved four-year capital program. Funding and
resources to carry out the project is subject to regular reviews of priorities
for capital investment across the state.
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