❓ Hon Alison Xamon asks about the reporting requirements for Fortescue Metals Group's dewatering and Managed Aquifer Recharge (MAR) program at Cloudbreak Mine. The answer details the quarterly reporting requirements to the Department of Water.
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I refer to the Managed Aquifer Recharge program taking place at Cloudbreak Mine, that was recently identified as likely to become the largest Managed Aquifer Recharge Project in Australia by 2020 in the National Water Commission's
Progress in Managed Aquifer Recharge in Australia,
Waterlines Report Series 73, March 2012, and I ask -
(1) What information and how frequently must the Fortescue Metals Group report to the Department of Water regarding their dewatering activities at Cloudbreak Mine?
(2) What information and how frequently must the Fortescue Metals Group report to the Department of Water regarding their Managed Aquifer Recharge program at Cloudbreak Mine?
Progress in Managed Aquifer Recharge in Australia,
Waterlines Report Series 73, March 2012, and I ask -
(1) What information and how frequently must the Fortescue Metals Group report to the Department of Water regarding their dewatering activities at Cloudbreak Mine?
(2) What information and how frequently must the Fortescue Metals Group report to the Department of Water regarding their Managed Aquifer Recharge program at Cloudbreak Mine?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
15 May 2012
Responded by
Minister for Mental Health representing the Minister for Water
Response time
56 days
(1)-(2) The Fortescue Metals Group Ltd reports to the Department of Water quarterly on:
· groundwater levels;
· water quality testing;
· abstraction/reinjection volumes; and
· proposed changes to groundwater management, if any.
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· groundwater levels;
· water quality testing;
· abstraction/reinjection volumes; and
· proposed changes to groundwater management, if any.
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