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MINISTER FOR FINANCE AND URBAN SERVICES
LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY QUESTION
QUESTION NO. 210
Air Pollution
Ms Follett - asked the Minister for Finance and Urban Services -
(1) Why is much of the data obtained at the seven ACT air quality monitoring sites not readily accessible to the ACT Pollution Control Authority, as reported in the Authoritys last Annual Report.
(2) What action is the Minister taking to ensure that there is a satisfactory level of air pollution monitoring in the ACT.
Mr Duby - the answer to the members question is as follows:
(1) The Pollution Control Authority works in co-operation with the ACT Community and Health Services and the Commonwealth Department of the Arts, Sport, the Environment, Tourism and Territories (DASETT) to monitor air quality in Canberra.
Each of the organisations has provided equipment to set up an Air Quality Monitoring Network. The ACT Community and Health Services Government Analyst provides the manpower and laboratory resources to collect, analyse and report the data.
The ACT Pollution Authoritys Annual Report drew attention to the fact that Environment Protection Service did not have at that time the necessary computer hardware and software to access directly the national air quality data archive.
(2) In order to achieve direct access to the data, discussions are proceeding between the Pollution Control Authority and other agencies through the Air/Noise Sub-committee of the Inter Departmental Committee on Environmental Quality to develop a monitoring strategy and system to meet all needs in an efficient and integrated way. This year the Interim Territory Planning Authority (ITPA) is applying resources to upgrade the existing monitoring system to meet planning requirements. This is also expected to be of value to the Pollution Control Authority.
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