Legislative Council - Fifty-Third Parliament, First Session (53-1)
2014-08-07 Daily Xml

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Water Pricing

The Hon. J.A. DARLEY (15:20): Can the minister advise whether licences are issued for dams that are used for stock and domestic use only; and, if so, why?

The PRESIDENT: That is a supplementary, is that right?

The Hon. J.A. DARLEY: Yes.

The Hon. I.K. HUNTER (Minister for Sustainability, Environment and Conservation, Minister for Water and the River Murray, Minister for Aboriginal Affairs and Reconciliation) (15:21): I thank the honourable member for his supplementary. I think his question is getting to the question of whether water is being used purely for stock and domestic situations or whether it is also being used for commercial agriculture.

It goes to the question, of course, whether stock and domestic dams are metered, if they are over five megalitres in volume. Of course, we do that because we need to know how much water is being taken out of the resource. If water is being used purely for stock and domestic purposes, there is no requirement to pay a fee.