Legislative Council
25 May 1999
WASTE MANAGEMENT
In reply to Hon. SANDRA KANCK (16 February) and answered by letter on 14 April.
The Hon. DIANA LAIDLAW: On 16 February 1999, the honourable member stated that the
Assessment Report for the Inkerman Landfill indicates that no barley is grown in the area,
and yet there is barley grown in the area.
The purpose of the Assessment Report is to provide an assessment
of the proposal. Information contained in the Assessment Report is collected from a wide
variety of sources including Government agencies, the proponent and submissions from the
public.
In relation to the particular issue raised by the
honourable member, I am advised that in December 1995 the adjoining landowner advised in
his submission that he grew hard wheat. Although it is acknowledged that crop rotation is
a normal agricultural practice, seasonal variations to crops in the vicinity of the
proposal were not brought to the attention of Planning SA or the Environment Protection
Authority.
The Assessment Report commented on the
possibility of dust contamination of cereal crops in general, irrespective of variety.
In addition, both the Australian Wheat Board and
Australian Barley Board were consulted on this matter and neither group expressed
opposition to the proposal.
The honourable member also stated that the
Wakefield Plains Council has offered a site at Everard for landfill purposes.
The site to which the honourable member refers is
at Everard, which is about 150 km north of Adelaide. The key issue that would need to be
considered is the overall suitability of the Everard site as a landfill.
It is the responsibility of the private sector
waste industry to find and evaluate sites it would consider suitable for its needs. By the
Council's own admission there has been no interest in the site from the waste industry,
after three years of promoting the site.
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