Water Allocation Licences — Exceedence

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4895. 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. 4381 regarding water conservation and efficiency plans (WCEP) and my question on notice No. 3208, and I ask —

(1) Will the Minister please specify each water management area that is currently over-allocated and the percentage by which is over-allocated?

(2) For each water management area specified in (1), how many water allocation licences are current?

(3) For each water management area specified in (1), how many water allocation licences are for values —

     (a) less than 500,000kL per year; and

     (b) greater than or equal to 500,000kL per year?

(4) Please advise how many of the water allocation licences specified in (3)(a) require an operating strategy as part of their licence conditions?

(5) Please advise how many of the water allocation licences specified in (3)(a) —

     (a) have a WCEP plan as part of their licence conditions; and

     (b) how many have a WCEP on file with the Department of Water?

(6) Please advise how many of the water allocation licences specified in (3)(b) —

     (a) have a WCEP as part of their licence conditions; and

     (b) how many have a WCEP on file with the Department of Water?

(7) How many of the WCEPs specified in in (6)(a) are at the advanced level?

Hon HELEN MORTON replied:

The Minister for Water provides the following response:

(1) Management areas currently over-allocated are as follows:

(2)–(3) This information is available on the Water Register on the Department of Water’s website.

(4) The number of water licences requiring an operating strategy as part of their licence conditions are as follows:

(5) (a) 20

      (b) 20

(6) (a) 3

      (b) 3

(7)   3