❓ Hon. Norman Moore questions the government's refusal to allow an extra day of watering, given sufficient water supplies. Hon. Nick Griffiths responds that water systems are still recovering from a severe drought, necessitating continued water restrictions.
AnsweredQoN 1624Legislative Council
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Since the Water Corporation has sufficient dam storage supplies and licensed, yet unused, ground water capacity to deliver an extra 15 gigalitres to allow the community an extra day’s watering, will the minister explain the Government’s persistence in denying the community this additional water? Hon NICK GRIFFITHS
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I thank the member for some notice of this question. The dams and ground water systems that supply the metropolitan area, a significant part of the agricultural region and the goldfields are still recovering from the 2001-02 and 2002-03 drought, which was the worst on record. While the system is recovering it is important for the current two day a week sprinkler regime to continue to assist this recovery.
Hon NICK GRIFFITHS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The dams and ground water systems that supply the metropolitan area, a significant part of the agricultural region and the goldfields are still recovering from the 2001-02 and 2002-03 drought, which was the worst on record. While the system is recovering it is important for the current two day a week sprinkler regime to continue to assist this recovery.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. The dams and ground water systems that supply the metropolitan area, a significant part of the agricultural region and the goldfields are still recovering from the 2001-02 and 2002-03 drought, which was the worst on record. While the system is recovering it is important for the current two day a week sprinkler regime to continue to assist this recovery.
The dams and ground water systems that supply the metropolitan area, a significant part of the agricultural region and the goldfields are still recovering from the 2001-02 and 2002-03 drought, which was the worst on record. While the system is recovering it is important for the current two day a week sprinkler regime to continue to assist this recovery.
Hon NICK GRIFFITHS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The dams and ground water systems that supply the metropolitan area, a significant part of the agricultural region and the goldfields are still recovering from the 2001-02 and 2002-03 drought, which was the worst on record. While the system is recovering it is important for the current two day a week sprinkler regime to continue to assist this recovery.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. The dams and ground water systems that supply the metropolitan area, a significant part of the agricultural region and the goldfields are still recovering from the 2001-02 and 2002-03 drought, which was the worst on record. While the system is recovering it is important for the current two day a week sprinkler regime to continue to assist this recovery.
The dams and ground water systems that supply the metropolitan area, a significant part of the agricultural region and the goldfields are still recovering from the 2001-02 and 2002-03 drought, which was the worst on record. While the system is recovering it is important for the current two day a week sprinkler regime to continue to assist this recovery.
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