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Finding water

Finding new water resources, including Royalties for Regions-funded programs and other drilling programs to explore resources across the state.

 Water allocation plans

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 Rural water support

Click here to apply for rebates and grants for farmers, pastoralists and rural communities to improve local water supplies and for information about assistance to help farmers access water during dry seasons.

 Flood planning and mapping

Information, advice and management of flood plans based on flood behaviour research and floodplain mapping for the state's major rivers.

 Water and land use planning

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 Meeting demand

Information about how we work with government, water service providers, industry and communities to identify water demand management and supply options that enable sustainable water use.
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Water licensing Water Licensing

Licences and how to apply, licensing policies, forms to download and answers to questions frequently asked by current and prospective licensees.

 Water trading Water Trading

Find out who is eligible to trade water entitlements and how applications are assessed. Click here to identify potential trading partners from the Water Register.

 Metering and measurement

Metering and measuring the water you take helps you understand your water usage to make the most of your entitlements and reduce your overall costs.

 Water licensing fees

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Current legislation

Current legislation for which the Department of Water assists the Minister for Water. Click here for current WA legislation.

 Water reform

We are updating our policy and legislation to deliver water resource management legislation that is flexible, progressive and capable of managing water today and in the future.
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Water services Water Services

Legislation and policy for Western Australia’s water service providers.

 Urban development Urban Development

Planning and managing water to enable growing, liveable water smart towns and cities.

 Recycling and efficiency Recycling

Information about wastewater recycling, water efficiencies and the use of fit-for-purpose water. Recycling is encouraged whenever it is socially, economically and environmentally acceptable to make smart use of waste water for the ongoing development of the State.

 Bores Domestic Garden Watering

For information on groundwater, garden bores and waterwise gardens please visit our Be Groundwater Wise website. You can find questions and answers about garden bores,

 Drinking water Mundaring Weir

Protecting and managing public drinking water source areas including policies relating to public drinking water source areas, water source protection plans, water quality strategies and management and review processes.
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Groundwater Ground Water

Information on the state’s groundwater resources, locations, investigations, aquifer recharge and sustainable management of water resources, including an overview of state groundwater investigations.

 Surface water Surface Water

Surface water, like rivers and streams used for public water supply, self-supply, irrigation, recreation and hydropower and rainfall and streamflow monitoring, catchment modelling and flood studies to manage surface water.

 Water quality Water Quality

Click here for information about water quality, including public drinking water source areas, salinity, brochures, fact sheets and best management practices for various land uses and activities to help protect water quality and public health.

 Waterways Rivers and Estuaries

Rivers and estuaries and their importance including information on monitoring and assessing waterways, protecting, understanding, planning, restoring, and risks and threats.

 Estuaries

There are 166 estuaries in Western Australia as established through the National Land and Water Resources Audit (NLWRA) 2000, where an estuary is defined as

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Information on the department’s role in relation to the shale and tight gas industry.
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    • Water and land use planning
    • Meeting demand
  • Licensing
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      • Water licensing in Western Australia
      • Do I need a licence or permit?
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      • Transfers, trades and agreements
      • Making submissions and complaints about the taking of water
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      • Water services
      • REFOCUS program
      • Foreign ownership of water entitlements
    • Water trading
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      • Meter installation
      • How to read a meter
      • Metering regulations
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      • Urban water management
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      • Stormwater
        • Decision process for stormwater management
      • Urban water planning
        • Murray drainage and water management plan
        • Lower Serpentine drainage planning area
        • Public parkland planning and design guide
      • Drainage for Liveability
    • Recycling and efficiency
      • Water efficiency
      • Water recycling
        • Ecotoxicity Toolbox
      • Non-drinking water systems
      • Waterwise community toolkit
        • Non-drinking water sources
        • Wastewater
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        • Stormwater harvesting
      • Waterwise Council Program
      • Waterwise golf course program
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    • Bores
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  • Water topics
    • Groundwater
      • Understanding Groundwater
      • Groundwater bores in development areas
      • Gnangara groundwater system
    • Surface water
      • Understanding surface water
      • Surface Water Hydrology
      • Sustainable Diversion Limits
    • Water quality
      • Monitoring and Assessing Water Quality
      • Managing Water Quality
        • Understanding Salinity
        • Managing salinity
        • Water Resource Recovery Catchments
        • Effects of mining - bauxite hydrology
        • Forest management and silviculture
        • Wheatbelt drainage
    • Waterways
      • What are waterways, rivers, estuaries and wetlands?
        • Rivers in Western Australia
        • Surfacewater and groundwater interaction
      • Values of our waterways
        • Fish and crayfish
        • Macroinvertebrates
        • Aquatic and riparian vegetation
        • Seagrass
        • Macroalgae
        • Aquatic habitat
        • Western Australia's high value waterways
      • Threats to our waterways
        • Eutrophication (nutrient enrichment)
        • Contaminants
        • Acid sulphate soils
        • Algal blooms
        • Fish kill events
        • Climate change and waterways
        • Altered flow regimes
        • Barriers to aquatic connectivity
        • Erosion and sedimentation
      • Assessing waterway health
        • Estuary water quality assessment
        • Estuary sediment quality
        • River water quality assessment
        • South West Index of river condition
        • Foreshore condition and assessment
        • Ecotoxicity
        • Phytoplankton
        • Catchment nutrient reports
      • Managing our waterways
        • Legislation, policies and guidelines for waterways
        • Considering waterways in planning and development
        • Water Quality Improvement Plans (WQIPs)
        • Waterways management, action and recovery plans
        • Modelling catchments, land use impacts, and management effectiveness
        • Low dissolved oxygen and oxygenation
        • Restoring our rivers
        • River Restoration Manual
        • Urban waterways management and living streams
        • Soil amendments
        • Water notes
        • Waterway protection and management
        • Kent Street Weir refurbishment
      • Vasse Geographe Strategy
    • Estuaries
      • Regional Estuaries Initiative
    • Onshore petroleum and water resources
  • Maps & data
    • Maps
      • Water Information Reporting
      • Water Register
      • Proclaimed Area Maps
      • Floodplain mapping tool
    • Monitoring and data
Page last updated - 13 Nov 2014
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The Department of Water and Environmental Regulation was established by the Government of Western Australia on 1 July 2017. It is a result of the amalgamation of the Department of Environment Regulation, Department of Water and the Office of the Environmental Protection Authority. This website/publication may contain references to previous government departments and programs. Please contact the Department of Water and Environmental Regulation to clarify any specific information.

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