❓ Dr. Honey questions the Minister for Water regarding a bore outage in Nilgen, its resolution, response time, and the cost of water carting. The Minister confirms the outage, explains the precautionary measure, and provides the cost of water carting.
AnsweredQoN 1130Legislative Assembly
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I refer to the Nilgen water supply, and I ask: (a) is the Minister aware that the bore supplying Nilgen ceased operating in February; (b) has the problem been resolved, and if not why not; (c) why wasn't the problem fixed with some urgency; and (d) what has been the cost of carting water to Nilgen?
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Answered
6 August 2024
Responded by
Minister for Water
Response time
2 days
(a) – (b). Yes.
(c) The bore was temporarily taken offline as a precautionary measure while Water Corporation undertook an assessment of the water quality. The investigation found no impact to water quality and there was no risk to customers and as such the water supply was brought back online.
(d) $150,000.
(c) The bore was temporarily taken offline as a precautionary measure while Water Corporation undertook an assessment of the water quality. The investigation found no impact to water quality and there was no risk to customers and as such the water supply was brought back online.
(d) $150,000.
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