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  <name>Legislative Council</name>
  <date date="2018-10-24" />
  <sessionName>Fifty-Fourth Parliament, First Session (54-1)</sessionName>
  <parliamentNum>54</parliamentNum>
  <sessionNum>1</sessionNum>
  <parliamentName>Parliament of South Australia</parliamentName>
  <house>Legislative Council</house>
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  <dateModified time="2022-08-06T14:30:00+00:00" />
  <proceeding>
    <name>Answers to Questions</name>
    <text id="20181024100da7e89075476790000774">
      <heading>Answers to Questions</heading>
    </text>
    <subject>
      <name>Water Quality</name>
      <text id="20181024100da7e89075476790000775">
        <inserted>
          <heading>Water Quality</heading>
        </inserted>
      </text>
      <talker role="member" id="3130" kind="question">
        <name>The Hon. M.C. PARNELL</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
        <questions>
          <question date="2018-10-24">
            <name>Water Quality</name>
          </question>
        </questions>
        <text id="20181024100da7e89075476790000776">
          <inserted>In reply to <by role="member" id="3130">the Hon. M.C. PARNELL </by>(19 September 2018).  </inserted>
        </text>
      </talker>
      <talker role="member" id="2742" kind="answer">
        <name>The Hon. J.M.A. LENSINK</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
        <portfolios>
          <portfolio id="">
            <name>Minister for Human Services</name>
          </portfolio>
        </portfolios>
        <questions>
          <question date="2018-10-24">
            <name>Water Quality</name>
          </question>
        </questions>
        <text id="20181024100da7e89075476790000777">
          <inserted>
            <by role="member" id="2742">The Hon. J.M.A. LENSINK (Minister for Human Services):</by>  The Department for Environment and Water has advised:</inserted>
        </text>
        <text id="20181024100da7e89075476790000778">
          <inserted>SA Water continues to undertake a SA Health approved and comprehensive routine drinking water quality testing program, where they collect the same water quality data now as in previous years.</inserted>
        </text>
        <text id="20181024100da7e89075476790000779">
          <inserted>I am advised that SA Water currently publishes a comprehensive suite of water quality data in its Annual Report, and also on its website and on Data SA.</inserted>
        </text>
        <text id="20181024100da7e89075476790000780">
          <inserted>I understand SA Water has a 'Water Quality Data Request' process where customers can request specific water quality data without the need for freedom of information requests, and I have sought assurances from SA Water that this process is as accessible as possible for members of the community.</inserted>
        </text>
        <text id="20181024100da7e89075476790000781" />
      </talker>
    </subject>
  </proceeding>
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