Answers to Questions

BORE WATER

151 Mr HAMILTON-SMITH (Waite—Leader of the Opposition) (30 September 2008). How does the government charge for bore water use and what raionale is used?

The Hon. K.A. MAYWALD (Chaffey—Minister for the River Murray, Minister for Water Security): I am advised that the government does not charge for the use of bore water for stock and domestic.

Where an area is prescribed under the Natural Resources Management Act 2004, major users of groundwater are licensed and pay a water-based levy to partially cover the cost of managing the water resource.