Lower Great Southern Towns Water Supply Scheme—Sandpatch reserve
519. Hon Jess Beckerlingto theLeader of the House representing the Minister for Water:
(1) What was the volume of water extracted from the Albany aquifer at Sandpatch Reserve in the year 1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025?
(2) Which entities are licensed to extract more than 100 megalitres from that aquifer and how much have they each extracted in the year 2024–25?
(3) What volume of water was pumped into the Lower Great Southern Towns Water Supply Scheme in the year 2024–25?
(4) What volume of water was charged to Water Corporation customers for water supplied through that same scheme in the year 1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025?
Hon Stephen Dawson replied:
I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question.
(1) It was 2,438 megalitres.
(2) It is the Water Corporation, and it extracted 4,964 megalitres during 2024–25.
(3) It was 4,829 megalitres.
(4) The water supplied and charged to customers from the scheme is approximately 3,700 megalitres. Additional volumes are transferred to Denmark and carted to supply other towns outside the scheme.
