December 29, 2010
Based on the forecast of continued hot weather and little if any rainfall for much of the New Year holiday period into January in the Perth-Peel region, the Department of Water and the Water Corporation are releasing some additional water into rivers where possible.
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December 14, 2010
The period for public submissions to the Department of Water in relation to Karara Mining Limited's (KML) application for a licence to take 5,300,000 kL/a from the Parmelia Aquifer in the Mingenew subarea has been extended.
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December 09, 2010
The Department of Water has advised licensed ground and surface water users that the dry winter is no excuse to breach their conditions and take more water.
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December 09, 2010
Almost a thousand garden bore users in the Perth metropolitan area have been caught breaching restrictions in the past two months.
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December 06, 2010
Releases of fresh water from the State's dams into catchment rivers have been halved as a response to managing the state's water supplies following the driest winter on record.
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December 06, 2010
The Department of Water is inviting all interested parties to have their say on the Kimberley region's water resource planning.
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November 30, 2010
The Department of Water has advised users of the state's inland waterways to expect more algal blooms and associated water quality issues this summer.
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November 26, 2010
The Department of Water has declared stage three conditions for its drought management plan for the groundwater aquifers associated with the Gascoyne River, which has not flowed for 593 days.
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November 19, 2010
The Department of Water is encouraging responsible and efficient use of domestic garden bores throughout the state as a fit-for-purpose source of water.
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November 15, 2010
The Department of Water has advised the state’s water self suppliers to prepare for the challenges of the summer ahead.
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November 10, 2010
The Department of Water has agreed in principle for Water Corporation to take 165 gigalitres (GLs)* from Perth’s groundwater for public water supply – on the proviso that certain conditions are met.
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November 05, 2010
Residents and visitors to Albany’s Lake Seppings are likely to notice an odour and some discolouration of the water at the lake’s edges – the result of a blue-green algal bloom.
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