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EDWARDSTOWN GROUNDWATER CONTAMINATION

Mrs REDMOND (Heysen—Leader of the Opposition) (15:09): My question is to the Minister for Environment and Conservation. Is the government testing for contamination outside the areas already identified as contaminated at Edwardstown and Clovelly Park?

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order! The Minister for Environment and Conservation.

The Hon. P. CAICA (Colton—Minister for Environment and Conservation, Minister for the River Murray, Minister for Water) (15:10): Thank you very much, Madam Speaker.

An honourable member interjecting:

The Hon. P. CAICA: Yes, I know. Quite simply, I am somewhat surprised at the way in which The Advertiser reported the situation at Clovelly, which, on any fair assessment, was handled, I think, extremely well, and continues to be. Testing will happen everywhere around the state when it is identified to us that there is contamination in that area. I remind the house that it was legislation that we brought in in 2009 that requires a mandatory notification to occur. As a result of that, assessments will be made when testing is necessary.

However, I make this point very clear. The advice that we receive from our good friends at health is quite simply this: do not use groundwater. If you are going to use groundwater have it tested, have it tested every two years, and continue to have it tested thereafter, but the advice is don't use it.

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