Mr. Kelly questions the Minister for Water's claim that Perth has been drought-proofed, given declining rainfall. The Minister defends the claim by highlighting diversified water sources implemented in the last decade.

AnsweredQoN 885Legislative Assembly
Asked
21 October 2015
Portfolio
Water

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WATER — PERTH AND INTERCONNECTED SYSTEM —
DROUGHTPROOFING — MINISTER'S CLAIM
885. Mr D.J. KELLY to the Minister for
Water:
I have a supplementary. Minister, we
all know that it does not rain as much in Perth as it used to. I asked —
Several members interjected.
The
SPEAKER : I do not know who is shouting out there, but stop it! Member for
Bassendean, repeat your question.
Mr
D.J. KELLY : We all know that it does not rain as much in Perth as it used
to. Does the minister stand by her claim that she has droughtproofed Perth?

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I have just outlined the fact that
we have a variety of sources that we can rely on to make sure that when we turn
a tap on in Western Australia, water comes out. We have climate-independent
water sources that have come on in the last 10 years that mean I am very
confident that we have the capacity to manage our water resources for the state
of Western Australia.

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