WATER SECURITY

Mr PEDERICK (Hammond) (14:47): My question is to the Minister for Water Security. What volume of water is the government planning to transfer to the Adelaide Hills storages from the River Murray by the end of December, and will the minister confirm that SA Water has recently resumed pumping extra water from the river to the Adelaide Hills storages?

The Hon. K.A. MAYWALD (Chaffey—Minister for the River Murray, Minister for Water Security, Minister for Regional Development, Minister for Small Business, Minister Assisting the Minister for Industry and Trade) (14:47): SA Water has an allocation this year to take 90 gigalitres of water from the River Murray. The most recent information I have is that around 39 or 40 gigalitres has been pumped. It is the usual pumping pattern to pump in advance of the summer months to ensure that we have enough water to carry us through the summer. Some 90 gigalitres is available to pump throughout the year, and there is a pumping profile to deliver that to the Adelaide Hills from the River Murray. I can provide details of that pumping profile to the honourable member.