The Department of Water and Environmental Regulation is seeking public comment on the draft Guideline: Spring exemptions under Part III section 5(1)(a) of the Rights in Water and Irrigation Act 1914.
This guideline is part of the department’s policy framework. Guidance is needed as the Act...More
The Department of Water and Environmental Regulation is seeking public comment on the draft Procedure for environmental offsets metric inputs.
Once finalised, this procedure will form part of the department’s policy framework. This procedure is for use with the WA...More
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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On 20 September 2021, the Department of Water and Environmental Regulation released the discussion paper Implementing cost recovery for Part IV of the Environmental Protection Act 1986 , and consultation draft of the Environmental Protection (Cost Recovery) Regulations 2021 . The paper and...More