The Weekly Advertiser – Wednesday, September 29, 2021

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Vol. 24 No. 13

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Wednesday, September 29, 2021

IMPORTANT MESSAGE: From left, Ezra Janetzki, Harlow Janetzki, Connie Suwart and Quentin Suwart man the fire truck at Apex Island in Horsham. While enjoying a day in the park, the youngsters took note of the important message on the side of the bouncy vehicle. Picture: PAUL CARRACHER

Hope for lake water T

BY DEAN LAWSON

he potential of Green Lake near Horsham to receive an allocation of recreational water this year might hinge on the outcome of a meeting between water representatives and Horsham councillors.

GWMWater board has asked corporation management to speak with Horsham Rural City Council about possibilities of supplying water to the lake and provide details about associated issues.

GWMWater managing director Mark Williams confirmed Green Lake supply had been a major topic of discussion at a general board meeting earlier this month. “Discussions were part of a broad process of exploring opportunities in providing water assets to meet various demands,” he said. “The board has appraised issues of possible supply and requested management discuss it further with the Horsham council.” For water to be available for the lake, it must come from a bulk-enti-

tlement-holding authority involved in a water-sharing arrangement. GWMWater is one entitlement holder, alongside other water-supply and environmental agencies. Green Lake is holding water, but to avoid an environment that promotes the onset of blue-green algae in summer, would most likely need flushing into neighbouring Dock Lake and refilling to reduce a nitrogen load. This in turn would be of major benefit to Dock Lake, recognised as a significant environmental wetland, and add weight to future ‘environmental’

trade-off allocations for the benefit of both lakes. A re-allocation process for water would come at an immediate cost and this equation is likely to be part of discussions between the corporation and the council. The Horsham council allocated $30,000 in last year’s budget to water the lake, which it could not use based on water availability. It might be able to carry it forward to add to another $30,000 in this year’s budget. This would mean it would have $60,000 available for water if it was

available for transfer. There has also been considerable discussion, from the general public to authority-management levels, about how Green Lake fitted into business-case discussion and direction involving the Wimmera-Mallee Pipeline. Before pipeline construction, State Government Labor leaders of the time featured in the media standing in the bed of a dry Green Lake, using the lake as an example of where recreational activities could occur based on water savings. Continued page 3

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