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House of Assembly - Fifty-First Parliament, Third Session (51-3)
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WATER RESTRICTIONS

Mr WILLIAMS (MacKillop) (15:08): I have a supplementary question. Given the minister's answer to my earlier question, how much water has been pumped from the Murray River for this water year to the Adelaide Hills storages, and how much of the water retained in the Murray system is available in this water year?

The Hon. K.A. MAYWALD (Chaffey—Minister for the River Murray, Minister for Water Security) (15:08): I will get for the member the details of the number that has been pumped, but it is substantially less than it was at this time last year. At this stage, it looks like there is about 40 to 60 gigalitres, I have been advised, that could be applied to our reserve for next year, all things being equal. But, we will look at the water balance at the end of October, once we have seen the results of the spring rain falls. We will do those numbers, and I will also bring back to the house the number on how much has been pumped so far, but it is substantially less than last year.

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