❓ A WA parliamentary question seeks details on the State Government's engineering evaluation initiative for salinity management, including funding allocation, project specifics, and potential bias against deep drainage solutions. The Minister's response provides an overview of the program's status and selection process.
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Under the engineering evaluation initiative, the State Government is offering an initial total of $2 million to farmers and community groups with the best engineering proposals to manage salinity. Applications closed in July. (1) How many proposals are currently being funded and at what total cost? (2) Can the minister identify the proposals that have received funding and supply a breakdown of how much each has received or is receiving? (3) How many of the proposals that received funding incorporated deep drainage as an engineering solution to salinity management? (4) In choosing the proposals to be funded, did the Government exercise a bias against proposals that involved deep drainage? Hon TOM STEPHENS
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(1) The State Government has allocated $2 million to finance this call for engineering evaluation initiative projects, and 61 proposals were submitted. (2) It is likely that approximately 10 projects will be funded, to a total cost of $2 million. The decision on which proposals will be funded is currently being finalised in partnership with the regional natural resource management groups and the Commonwealth Government as part of the National Action Plan for Salinity and Water Quality. An announcement on the successful projects will be made when approval has been received from all the relevant parties, which is expected to be soon. The benefit to the State of the commonwealth participation is that the State is receiving matching funds from the Commonwealth to assist with regional delivery on salinity issues. (3) Of the proposals received, nearly half included deep drainage as part of the submission. (4) No. The selection process to date has focused on meeting the gaps in knowledge of engineering options like deep drainage, including the uncertainties in deep drainage and the downstream impacts.
(1) How many proposals are currently being funded and at what total cost? (2) Can the minister identify the proposals that have received funding and supply a breakdown of how much each has received or is receiving? (3) How many of the proposals that received funding incorporated deep drainage as an engineering solution to salinity management? (4) In choosing the proposals to be funded, did the Government exercise a bias against proposals that involved deep drainage? Hon TOM STEPHENS replied: (1) The State Government has allocated $2 million to finance this call for engineering evaluation initiative projects, and 61 proposals were submitted. (2) It is likely that approximately 10 projects will be funded, to a total cost of $2 million. The decision on which proposals will be funded is currently being finalised in partnership with the regional natural resource management groups and the Commonwealth Government as part of the National Action Plan for Salinity and Water Quality. An announcement on the successful projects will be made when approval has been received from all the relevant parties, which is expected to be soon. The benefit to the State of the commonwealth participation is that the State is receiving matching funds from the Commonwealth to assist with regional delivery on salinity issues. (3) Of the proposals received, nearly half included deep drainage as part of the submission. (4) No. The selection process to date has focused on meeting the gaps in knowledge of engineering options like deep drainage, including the uncertainties in deep drainage and the downstream impacts.
(2) Can the minister identify the proposals that have received funding and supply a breakdown of how much each has received or is receiving? (3) How many of the proposals that received funding incorporated deep drainage as an engineering solution to salinity management? (4) In choosing the proposals to be funded, did the Government exercise a bias against proposals that involved deep drainage? Hon TOM STEPHENS replied: (1) The State Government has allocated $2 million to finance this call for engineering evaluation initiative projects, and 61 proposals were submitted. (2) It is likely that approximately 10 projects will be funded, to a total cost of $2 million. The decision on which proposals will be funded is currently being finalised in partnership with the regional natural resource management groups and the Commonwealth Government as part of the National Action Plan for Salinity and Water Quality. An announcement on the successful projects will be made when approval has been received from all the relevant parties, which is expected to be soon. The benefit to the State of the commonwealth participation is that the State is receiving matching funds from the Commonwealth to assist with regional delivery on salinity issues. (3) Of the proposals received, nearly half included deep drainage as part of the submission. (4) No. The selection process to date has focused on meeting the gaps in knowledge of engineering options like deep drainage, including the uncertainties in deep drainage and the downstream impacts.
(3) How many of the proposals that received funding incorporated deep drainage as an engineering solution to salinity management? (4) In choosing the proposals to be funded, did the Government exercise a bias against proposals that involved deep drainage? Hon TOM STEPHENS replied: (1) The State Government has allocated $2 million to finance this call for engineering evaluation initiative projects, and 61 proposals were submitted. (2) It is likely that approximately 10 projects will be funded, to a total cost of $2 million. The decision on which proposals will be funded is currently being finalised in partnership with the regional natural resource management groups and the Commonwealth Government as part of the National Action Plan for Salinity and Water Quality. An announcement on the successful projects will be made when approval has been received from all the relevant parties, which is expected to be soon. The benefit to the State of the commonwealth participation is that the State is receiving matching funds from the Commonwealth to assist with regional delivery on salinity issues. (3) Of the proposals received, nearly half included deep drainage as part of the submission. (4) No. The selection process to date has focused on meeting the gaps in knowledge of engineering options like deep drainage, including the uncertainties in deep drainage and the downstream impacts.
(4) In choosing the proposals to be funded, did the Government exercise a bias against proposals that involved deep drainage? Hon TOM STEPHENS replied: (1) The State Government has allocated $2 million to finance this call for engineering evaluation initiative projects, and 61 proposals were submitted. (2) It is likely that approximately 10 projects will be funded, to a total cost of $2 million. The decision on which proposals will be funded is currently being finalised in partnership with the regional natural resource management groups and the Commonwealth Government as part of the National Action Plan for Salinity and Water Quality. An announcement on the successful projects will be made when approval has been received from all the relevant parties, which is expected to be soon. The benefit to the State of the commonwealth participation is that the State is receiving matching funds from the Commonwealth to assist with regional delivery on salinity issues. (3) Of the proposals received, nearly half included deep drainage as part of the submission. (4) No. The selection process to date has focused on meeting the gaps in knowledge of engineering options like deep drainage, including the uncertainties in deep drainage and the downstream impacts.
Hon TOM STEPHENS replied: (1) The State Government has allocated $2 million to finance this call for engineering evaluation initiative projects, and 61 proposals were submitted. (2) It is likely that approximately 10 projects will be funded, to a total cost of $2 million. The decision on which proposals will be funded is currently being finalised in partnership with the regional natural resource management groups and the Commonwealth Government as part of the National Action Plan for Salinity and Water Quality. An announcement on the successful projects will be made when approval has been received from all the relevant parties, which is expected to be soon. The benefit to the State of the commonwealth participation is that the State is receiving matching funds from the Commonwealth to assist with regional delivery on salinity issues. (3) Of the proposals received, nearly half included deep drainage as part of the submission. (4) No. The selection process to date has focused on meeting the gaps in knowledge of engineering options like deep drainage, including the uncertainties in deep drainage and the downstream impacts.
(1) The State Government has allocated $2 million to finance this call for engineering evaluation initiative projects, and 61 proposals were submitted. (2) It is likely that approximately 10 projects will be funded, to a total cost of $2 million. The decision on which proposals will be funded is currently being finalised in partnership with the regional natural resource management groups and the Commonwealth Government as part of the National Action Plan for Salinity and Water Quality. An announcement on the successful projects will be made when approval has been received from all the relevant parties, which is expected to be soon. The benefit to the State of the commonwealth participation is that the State is receiving matching funds from the Commonwealth to assist with regional delivery on salinity issues. (3) Of the proposals received, nearly half included deep drainage as part of the submission. (4) No. The selection process to date has focused on meeting the gaps in knowledge of engineering options like deep drainage, including the uncertainties in deep drainage and the downstream impacts.
(2) It is likely that approximately 10 projects will be funded, to a total cost of $2 million. The decision on which proposals will be funded is currently being finalised in partnership with the regional natural resource management groups and the Commonwealth Government as part of the National Action Plan for Salinity and Water Quality. An announcement on the successful projects will be made when approval has been received from all the relevant parties, which is expected to be soon. The benefit to the State of the commonwealth participation is that the State is receiving matching funds from the Commonwealth to assist with regional delivery on salinity issues. (3) Of the proposals received, nearly half included deep drainage as part of the submission. (4) No. The selection process to date has focused on meeting the gaps in knowledge of engineering options like deep drainage, including the uncertainties in deep drainage and the downstream impacts.
(3) Of the proposals received, nearly half included deep drainage as part of the submission. (4) No. The selection process to date has focused on meeting the gaps in knowledge of engineering options like deep drainage, including the uncertainties in deep drainage and the downstream impacts.
(4) No. The selection process to date has focused on meeting the gaps in knowledge of engineering options like deep drainage, including the uncertainties in deep drainage and the downstream impacts.
(1) How many proposals are currently being funded and at what total cost? (2) Can the minister identify the proposals that have received funding and supply a breakdown of how much each has received or is receiving? (3) How many of the proposals that received funding incorporated deep drainage as an engineering solution to salinity management? (4) In choosing the proposals to be funded, did the Government exercise a bias against proposals that involved deep drainage? Hon TOM STEPHENS replied: (1) The State Government has allocated $2 million to finance this call for engineering evaluation initiative projects, and 61 proposals were submitted. (2) It is likely that approximately 10 projects will be funded, to a total cost of $2 million. The decision on which proposals will be funded is currently being finalised in partnership with the regional natural resource management groups and the Commonwealth Government as part of the National Action Plan for Salinity and Water Quality. An announcement on the successful projects will be made when approval has been received from all the relevant parties, which is expected to be soon. The benefit to the State of the commonwealth participation is that the State is receiving matching funds from the Commonwealth to assist with regional delivery on salinity issues. (3) Of the proposals received, nearly half included deep drainage as part of the submission. (4) No. The selection process to date has focused on meeting the gaps in knowledge of engineering options like deep drainage, including the uncertainties in deep drainage and the downstream impacts.
(2) Can the minister identify the proposals that have received funding and supply a breakdown of how much each has received or is receiving? (3) How many of the proposals that received funding incorporated deep drainage as an engineering solution to salinity management? (4) In choosing the proposals to be funded, did the Government exercise a bias against proposals that involved deep drainage? Hon TOM STEPHENS replied: (1) The State Government has allocated $2 million to finance this call for engineering evaluation initiative projects, and 61 proposals were submitted. (2) It is likely that approximately 10 projects will be funded, to a total cost of $2 million. The decision on which proposals will be funded is currently being finalised in partnership with the regional natural resource management groups and the Commonwealth Government as part of the National Action Plan for Salinity and Water Quality. An announcement on the successful projects will be made when approval has been received from all the relevant parties, which is expected to be soon. The benefit to the State of the commonwealth participation is that the State is receiving matching funds from the Commonwealth to assist with regional delivery on salinity issues. (3) Of the proposals received, nearly half included deep drainage as part of the submission. (4) No. The selection process to date has focused on meeting the gaps in knowledge of engineering options like deep drainage, including the uncertainties in deep drainage and the downstream impacts.
(3) How many of the proposals that received funding incorporated deep drainage as an engineering solution to salinity management? (4) In choosing the proposals to be funded, did the Government exercise a bias against proposals that involved deep drainage? Hon TOM STEPHENS replied: (1) The State Government has allocated $2 million to finance this call for engineering evaluation initiative projects, and 61 proposals were submitted. (2) It is likely that approximately 10 projects will be funded, to a total cost of $2 million. The decision on which proposals will be funded is currently being finalised in partnership with the regional natural resource management groups and the Commonwealth Government as part of the National Action Plan for Salinity and Water Quality. An announcement on the successful projects will be made when approval has been received from all the relevant parties, which is expected to be soon. The benefit to the State of the commonwealth participation is that the State is receiving matching funds from the Commonwealth to assist with regional delivery on salinity issues. (3) Of the proposals received, nearly half included deep drainage as part of the submission. (4) No. The selection process to date has focused on meeting the gaps in knowledge of engineering options like deep drainage, including the uncertainties in deep drainage and the downstream impacts.
(4) In choosing the proposals to be funded, did the Government exercise a bias against proposals that involved deep drainage? Hon TOM STEPHENS replied: (1) The State Government has allocated $2 million to finance this call for engineering evaluation initiative projects, and 61 proposals were submitted. (2) It is likely that approximately 10 projects will be funded, to a total cost of $2 million. The decision on which proposals will be funded is currently being finalised in partnership with the regional natural resource management groups and the Commonwealth Government as part of the National Action Plan for Salinity and Water Quality. An announcement on the successful projects will be made when approval has been received from all the relevant parties, which is expected to be soon. The benefit to the State of the commonwealth participation is that the State is receiving matching funds from the Commonwealth to assist with regional delivery on salinity issues. (3) Of the proposals received, nearly half included deep drainage as part of the submission. (4) No. The selection process to date has focused on meeting the gaps in knowledge of engineering options like deep drainage, including the uncertainties in deep drainage and the downstream impacts.
Hon TOM STEPHENS replied: (1) The State Government has allocated $2 million to finance this call for engineering evaluation initiative projects, and 61 proposals were submitted. (2) It is likely that approximately 10 projects will be funded, to a total cost of $2 million. The decision on which proposals will be funded is currently being finalised in partnership with the regional natural resource management groups and the Commonwealth Government as part of the National Action Plan for Salinity and Water Quality. An announcement on the successful projects will be made when approval has been received from all the relevant parties, which is expected to be soon. The benefit to the State of the commonwealth participation is that the State is receiving matching funds from the Commonwealth to assist with regional delivery on salinity issues. (3) Of the proposals received, nearly half included deep drainage as part of the submission. (4) No. The selection process to date has focused on meeting the gaps in knowledge of engineering options like deep drainage, including the uncertainties in deep drainage and the downstream impacts.
(1) The State Government has allocated $2 million to finance this call for engineering evaluation initiative projects, and 61 proposals were submitted. (2) It is likely that approximately 10 projects will be funded, to a total cost of $2 million. The decision on which proposals will be funded is currently being finalised in partnership with the regional natural resource management groups and the Commonwealth Government as part of the National Action Plan for Salinity and Water Quality. An announcement on the successful projects will be made when approval has been received from all the relevant parties, which is expected to be soon. The benefit to the State of the commonwealth participation is that the State is receiving matching funds from the Commonwealth to assist with regional delivery on salinity issues. (3) Of the proposals received, nearly half included deep drainage as part of the submission. (4) No. The selection process to date has focused on meeting the gaps in knowledge of engineering options like deep drainage, including the uncertainties in deep drainage and the downstream impacts.
(2) It is likely that approximately 10 projects will be funded, to a total cost of $2 million. The decision on which proposals will be funded is currently being finalised in partnership with the regional natural resource management groups and the Commonwealth Government as part of the National Action Plan for Salinity and Water Quality. An announcement on the successful projects will be made when approval has been received from all the relevant parties, which is expected to be soon. The benefit to the State of the commonwealth participation is that the State is receiving matching funds from the Commonwealth to assist with regional delivery on salinity issues. (3) Of the proposals received, nearly half included deep drainage as part of the submission. (4) No. The selection process to date has focused on meeting the gaps in knowledge of engineering options like deep drainage, including the uncertainties in deep drainage and the downstream impacts.
(3) Of the proposals received, nearly half included deep drainage as part of the submission. (4) No. The selection process to date has focused on meeting the gaps in knowledge of engineering options like deep drainage, including the uncertainties in deep drainage and the downstream impacts.
(4) No. The selection process to date has focused on meeting the gaps in knowledge of engineering options like deep drainage, including the uncertainties in deep drainage and the downstream impacts.
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