Under the State Salinity Strategy (State Salinity Council 2000), the Water and Rivers Commission (now the Department of Water) was designated as the lead agency for coordinating efforts to lower salinity in five key Water Resource Recovery Catchments (Kent, Denmark, Warren, Collie and Helena) to ensure the availability of sufficient drinking quality water to meet public needs into the future. In the Kent, Denmark, Warren and Collie Water Resource Recovery Catchments, the Department works in partnership with local community catchment Recovery Teams to assess salinity risk, and to plan salinity management options and their implementation.
Important components of the Department of Water’s salinity program are to assess the current salinity situation of the targeted rivers, evaluate options available and prepare and implement recovery plans to recover stream salinity to drinking water levels.
Salinity situation statements for all five areas have been published. Salinity recovery plans for Collie and Denmark are being prepared.
Warren River
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Kent River
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Collie River
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Helena River
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Denmark River
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