Karara Mining — Water Use Application

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4893. Hon Alison Xamon to the Minister for Mental Health representing the Minister for Water

I refer to the answer to my question on notice No. 4610 regarding Karara Mining’s non-renewable licence for 90,000KL, and I ask —

(1) How much water was used?

(2) Were there conditions about what the water could be used for?

(3) How were those conditions to be monitored?

(4) Were those monitoring activities carried out?

Hon HELEN MORTON replied:

The Minister for Water provides the following response:

(1) 32 286 kilolitres was abstracted between March and August 2011.

(2) Yes, for construction activities.

(3) The use of the water was monitored by meter readings, water levels in bores and water quality.

(4) Yes.