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Possible fish kill incident Serpentine River

February 07, 2012

The Department of Water is investigating a report of a possible fish kill along the Serpentine River south of Lake Amarillo.

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Gascoyne River declaration of unrestricted pumping

February 06, 2012

The Department of Water has declared unrestricted pumping from the Gascoyne river beds for all bores for the month of February 2012.

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Recreation within public drinking water source areas policy review

February 06, 2012

The Department of Water has today released a draft policy for comment on recreation in public drinking water catchments, updating the existing policy of 2003.

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Evaluation shows La Grange water management on track

January 20, 2012

The Department of Water has released the first evaluation statement of the 2010 La Grange groundwater allocation plan.

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Gascoyne River wet season preparation 2011 – 2012

December 23, 2011

The Department of Water has been busy preparing its river and rainfall measurement equipment around the Gascoyne River for this season’s wet, following record breaking events during last year’s wet that put gear to the test.

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Peel mangrove discovery prompts removal

December 19, 2011

Several hundred white mangrove discovered in the Peel Estuary have been removed by the Department of Water.

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Kimberley wet season preparation 2011 – 2012

December 02, 2011

The Department of Water has been busy preparing its river and rainfall measurement equipment for this season’s wet following record breaking events in the region last wet that put their gear to the test.

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Exmouth drinking reserve review completed

November 16, 2011

Exmouth’s underground drinking water supply source will continue with its current level of protection after a recently completed review by the Department of Water.

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Brookton water protection goes carbon neutral

November 11, 2011

The Department of Water will plant 20,000 more trees within the Brookton Happy Valley Water Reserve public drinking water source area after the success of its first plant of 31,700 seedlings this year.

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Aquifer studies underpin Pilbara water plan

November 08, 2011

The State Government is using three years of targeted scientific investigations to allocate more groundwater to meet the Pilbara’s growing requirements and to support the Pilbara Cities initiative.

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Reports track sediment health at drainage sites

October 13, 2011

The Department of Water today released two reports commissioned by the Swan River Trust. The reports, produced during the second stage of the Trust’s non-nutrient contaminants program, focus on the ecological impacts of contaminants found in the estuary at Claisebrook and Bull Creek.

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Inlet plan comment period closes at end of month

August 19, 2011

The Department of Water has issued a reminder that the public comment period for the draft Hardy Inlet Water Quality Improvement Plan Stage one - the Scott River catchment closes on 31 August.

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