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MOUNT BOLD RESERVOIR

Mr HAMILTON-SMITH (Waite—Leader of the Opposition) (14:49): Will the Premier rule out a backflip by his government on plans for an expansion of Mount Bold reservoir? In the 2007-08 budget, the government announced a doubling of the Mount Bold catchment at a cost of $850 million. But, yesterday the Premier advised the house, in his statement, that 'Mount Bold reservoir is one possible site, and we are investigating others.' Which others?

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) (14:50): There is absolutely no backflip here. The government has announced several times over the last six months that we are investigating a range of sites in the Mount Lofty Ranges to double our catchment capacity. Mount Bold is one of those, and Mount Bold is where we have actually put money in the budget to do studies on the geotechnical feasibility—

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order!

The Hon. K.A. MAYWALD: —of the project, and also the environmental feasibility of the project. We are undertaking that work. There is a significant amount of money allocated to that particular project. However, we are not going to stop there. We are going to look at all options to make sure that we get the best solution for South Australia to double the capacity in the Adelaide Hills. There is no backflip. The work is still continuing as identified in the May budget.

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