Sarah Hanson-Young (SA, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

Mr President, I thank the minister for his answer and ask a supplementary question. Given the current inquiry into the Coorong and Lower Lakes has heard that flooding the lakes with salt water may have devastating ecological effects, has the minister received advice on the long-term effects on the groundwater in the Fleurieu region? Where does the minister suggest that the extra 350 gigalitres of fresh water, which is required even if we are to open the floodgates to sea water to ensure that we dilute the sea water in those lakes in order to avoid a hyper-saline environment, come from? Will the minister consider this advice? Will the minister commission a risk assessment?