Question Time

CHELTENHAM PARK

The Hon. M. PARNELL (14:38): As a supplementary question, will the minister advise the council whether the wetland that will form these works is any larger than the wetland that has appeared in the concept plans for the past several months?

The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY (Minister for Mineral Resources Development, Minister for Urban Development and Planning, Minister for Small Business) (14:38): I have already answered that question. I said that at 1.2 gigalitres it is some six times larger than the 200 megalitres which I think were originally envisaged. When the honourable member gets the statement from minister Maywald which I have just tabled—

An honourable member interjecting:

The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY: No, I did not, but the statement from minister Maywald provides the size of some of the other waterproofing projects: Waterproofing Northern Adelaide substitutes 12.1 gigalitres per year, and there is the Lochiel Park Green Village; the Metropolitan Adelaide stormwater re-use project, which substitutes up to 1 gigalitre per year of water; and the Barker Inlet, etc. The government is also negotiating with Adelaide Airport.

This is six times larger than was originally envisaged, and the catchment area that will be served by this is now some 893 hectares, I believe, which is bigger than the 400 or so hectares for the Torrens Road catchment area.