Across Perth and Mandurah, domestic garden bores collectively abstract around 90 GL (gigalitres, or billion litres) which is equivalent to 90 Optus Stadiums full of water per year, or 22 per cent of all water abstracted from our groundwater systems.
Currently, domestic garden bores are able...More
The Department of Water and Environmental Regulation is seeking submissions on the Gnangara groundwater allocation plan: draft for public comment. The draft plan addresses the impact that climate change is having on Perth’s northern groundwater resources and their dependent...More
The Department of Water and Environmental Regulation (the department) is seeking public comment on the draft Guideline: Dust emissions.
This guideline is part of a series of technical documents aimed at providing applicants guidance on the department's requirements for the assessment of...More
Public consultation on the Consultation draft: Native vegetation policy for Western Australia has closed.
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The Department of Water and Environmental Regulation (the department) is seeking comment on the implementation of cost recovery for Part IV activities.
The Department has developed a pricing model to implement fees and charges for the environmental impact assessment (EIA) process. The...More
Amendments to the Environmental Protection Act 1986 (EP Act) provide for a person to apply for a matter to be considered a ‘bilateral matter’. In broad terms, this is a process for a person who is potentially covered by a bilateral agreement to opt in to being dealt with under that bilateral...More
The Department of Water and Environmental Regulation (the department) is seeking public comment on the draft Guideline: Assessment of environmental noise emissions.
This guideline is part of a series of technical documents aimed at providing applicants guidance on the department's...More