Page 2124 - Week 07 - Thursday, 23 August 2007
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Mr Stanhope: The answer to the member’s question is as follows:
(1) The following steps have been taken to advance the Canberra Integrated Urban Waterways Project:
• a Project Manager has been appointed within Sustainability Policy and Programs, TAMS.
• a Steering Committee has been established to oversee the project. The Committee is comprised of TaMS CE; ACTPLA CE; Director, Sustainability Policy and Programs; and a Project Manager from the National Water Commission.
• a cross Government Project Team has been established coordinated by Sustainability Policy and Programs, TAMS and made up of representatives from: ACTPLA, TAMS, Treasury, Procurement Solutions, Land Development Agency; ACTEW, National Capital Authority and a community representative.
• feasibility phase one has commenced with CSIRO procured to undertake a study to identify optimum site options.
• due to previous preliminary design, the first project site has been identified near Flemington Road, Sullivans Creek Catchment. A pond system will provide harvested stormwater to EPIC, the Race Course and Yowani Country Club. Construction is scheduled for October 2007.
(2) The areas initially identified for the project were sub-catchments that do not have adequate water quality pollution control ponds before flowing into the Molonglo or Murrumbidgee Rivers, that is: Weston Creek; Yarralumla Creek, downstream of Lake Ginninderra and Sullivans Creek Catchment. The major objective of the project is to harvest maximum volumes of stormwater and alternative sources of water for reuse to displace potable water use for uses such as irrigation. Hence all urban areas in the ACT are being investigated to identify optimum volume capture of water to meet existing irrigation demand.
(3) A program for the project has been established including a two-phase feasibility study to identify project sites and undertake preliminary design. Following the determination of sites, detailed design, stakeholder and community consultation will follow prior to construction. The project is scheduled for completion in 2010.
(4) Broad community consultation will be undertaken through the environment assessment process. The Urban Waterways Coordinator (to be employed shortly using National Landcare Program funding) will represent community catchment groups on the Project Team. ACT Catchment groups include: Molonglo Catchment Group; Sullivans Creek Catchment Group; Southern ACT Catchment Group; and Ginninderra Catchment Group.
(5) No
(6) The Woden East Joint Venture (LDA and Hindmarsh) is required under its Holding Lease/Deed of Agreement to undertake improvements to that section of Yarralumla Creek passing through the Holding Lease boundary (i.e. that section of the creek from Hindmarsh Drive to Wilbow Street extension). The Holding Lease/Development Deed clearly state that the extent and nature of the improvements will be established by the upstream studies to be undertaken by ACTPLA/TaMS. The extent of the works having been established - the works required within the relevant section of Yarralumla Creek will be undertaken by the Joint Venture.
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