❓ Hon Dee Margetts asks about groundwater usage for golf courses and developments in Secret Harbour and Port Kennedy over the past 10 years. The Minister provides data on groundwater usage for Secret Harbour Golf Links and The Links at Kennedy Bay Golf Course, including a refused application for increased usage due to environmental concerns.
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With regard to the amount of groundwater being used for golf courses and other developments in Secret Harbour and Port Kennedy -
Could the Minister advise how much groundwater has been used for these developments each year, over the last 10 years?
Could the Minister advise how much groundwater has been used for these developments each year, over the last 10 years?
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Answered
5 December 2002
Responded by
Minister for Housing and Works representing the Minister for the Environment and Heritage
Response time
9 days
Secret Harbour Golf Links irrigates 50 hectares of golf course and 38.5 hectares of public open space. Groundwater use is as follows: 1993/1994 1,042,944 kL/annum 1994/1995 925,460 kL/annum 1995/1996 641,885 kL/annum 1996/1997 581,896 kL/annum 1997/1998 617,246 kL/annum 1998/1999 728,088 kL/annum 1999/2000 702,963 kL/annum 2000/2001 822,518 kL/annum 2001/2002 587,260 kL/annum The operators of the golf course implemented a Drought Response Strategy for 2001/2002. The annual abstraction of 587,260 kL for this period, demonstrated the success of this program. The Links at Kennedy Bay Golf Course is licensed to extract 320,000 kL/annum. The company has reported that since 1997 groundwater abstraction has been within this limit. In 2001 Kennedy Bay Golf Course applied for an additional 680,000 kL/annum for the extension of the golf course, however the Water and Rivers Commission refused the application on the grounds of unacceptable environmental impacts. The groundwater use is as follows: 1996/97 423,841 kL/annum 1997/98 309,154 kL/annum 1998/99 305,987 kL/annum 1999/00 306,373 kL/annum 2000/01 304,154 kL/annum
1993/1994 1,042,944 kL/annum 1994/1995 925,460 kL/annum 1995/1996 641,885 kL/annum 1996/1997 581,896 kL/annum 1997/1998 617,246 kL/annum 1998/1999 728,088 kL/annum 1999/2000 702,963 kL/annum 2000/2001 822,518 kL/annum 2001/2002 587,260 kL/annum The operators of the golf course implemented a Drought Response Strategy for 2001/2002. The annual abstraction of 587,260 kL for this period, demonstrated the success of this program. The Links at Kennedy Bay Golf Course is licensed to extract 320,000 kL/annum. The company has reported that since 1997 groundwater abstraction has been within this limit. In 2001 Kennedy Bay Golf Course applied for an additional 680,000 kL/annum for the extension of the golf course, however the Water and Rivers Commission refused the application on the grounds of unacceptable environmental impacts. The groundwater use is as follows: 1996/97 423,841 kL/annum 1997/98 309,154 kL/annum 1998/99 305,987 kL/annum 1999/00 306,373 kL/annum 2000/01 304,154 kL/annum
The operators of the golf course implemented a Drought Response Strategy for 2001/2002. The annual abstraction of 587,260 kL for this period, demonstrated the success of this program. The Links at Kennedy Bay Golf Course is licensed to extract 320,000 kL/annum. The company has reported that since 1997 groundwater abstraction has been within this limit. In 2001 Kennedy Bay Golf Course applied for an additional 680,000 kL/annum for the extension of the golf course, however the Water and Rivers Commission refused the application on the grounds of unacceptable environmental impacts. The groundwater use is as follows: 1996/97 423,841 kL/annum 1997/98 309,154 kL/annum 1998/99 305,987 kL/annum 1999/00 306,373 kL/annum 2000/01 304,154 kL/annum
The Links at Kennedy Bay Golf Course is licensed to extract 320,000 kL/annum. The company has reported that since 1997 groundwater abstraction has been within this limit. In 2001 Kennedy Bay Golf Course applied for an additional 680,000 kL/annum for the extension of the golf course, however the Water and Rivers Commission refused the application on the grounds of unacceptable environmental impacts. The groundwater use is as follows: 1996/97 423,841 kL/annum 1997/98 309,154 kL/annum 1998/99 305,987 kL/annum 1999/00 306,373 kL/annum 2000/01 304,154 kL/annum
1996/97 423,841 kL/annum 1997/98 309,154 kL/annum 1998/99 305,987 kL/annum 1999/00 306,373 kL/annum 2000/01 304,154 kL/annum
1993/1994 1,042,944 kL/annum 1994/1995 925,460 kL/annum 1995/1996 641,885 kL/annum 1996/1997 581,896 kL/annum 1997/1998 617,246 kL/annum 1998/1999 728,088 kL/annum 1999/2000 702,963 kL/annum 2000/2001 822,518 kL/annum 2001/2002 587,260 kL/annum The operators of the golf course implemented a Drought Response Strategy for 2001/2002. The annual abstraction of 587,260 kL for this period, demonstrated the success of this program. The Links at Kennedy Bay Golf Course is licensed to extract 320,000 kL/annum. The company has reported that since 1997 groundwater abstraction has been within this limit. In 2001 Kennedy Bay Golf Course applied for an additional 680,000 kL/annum for the extension of the golf course, however the Water and Rivers Commission refused the application on the grounds of unacceptable environmental impacts. The groundwater use is as follows: 1996/97 423,841 kL/annum 1997/98 309,154 kL/annum 1998/99 305,987 kL/annum 1999/00 306,373 kL/annum 2000/01 304,154 kL/annum
The operators of the golf course implemented a Drought Response Strategy for 2001/2002. The annual abstraction of 587,260 kL for this period, demonstrated the success of this program. The Links at Kennedy Bay Golf Course is licensed to extract 320,000 kL/annum. The company has reported that since 1997 groundwater abstraction has been within this limit. In 2001 Kennedy Bay Golf Course applied for an additional 680,000 kL/annum for the extension of the golf course, however the Water and Rivers Commission refused the application on the grounds of unacceptable environmental impacts. The groundwater use is as follows: 1996/97 423,841 kL/annum 1997/98 309,154 kL/annum 1998/99 305,987 kL/annum 1999/00 306,373 kL/annum 2000/01 304,154 kL/annum
The Links at Kennedy Bay Golf Course is licensed to extract 320,000 kL/annum. The company has reported that since 1997 groundwater abstraction has been within this limit. In 2001 Kennedy Bay Golf Course applied for an additional 680,000 kL/annum for the extension of the golf course, however the Water and Rivers Commission refused the application on the grounds of unacceptable environmental impacts. The groundwater use is as follows: 1996/97 423,841 kL/annum 1997/98 309,154 kL/annum 1998/99 305,987 kL/annum 1999/00 306,373 kL/annum 2000/01 304,154 kL/annum
1996/97 423,841 kL/annum 1997/98 309,154 kL/annum 1998/99 305,987 kL/annum 1999/00 306,373 kL/annum 2000/01 304,154 kL/annum
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