Sustainable Groundwater Management by Jean-Daniel Rinaudo & Cameron Holley & Steve Barnett & Marielle Montginoul

Author:Jean-Daniel Rinaudo & Cameron Holley & Steve Barnett & Marielle Montginoul
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9783030327668
Publisher: Springer International Publishing

15.2.3 Management Framework

The Western Australian Department of Water and Environmental Regulation (DWER) plans and manages all water resources throughout Western Australia, and manages water abstraction by issuing water extraction licences under the Rights in Water and Irrigation Act 1914.

The Water Corporation (WC) is the government owned utility and is the primary provider of water supply, wastewater treatment and drainage infrastructure across the state of Western Australia (including Perth), with services, projects and activities covering over 2.6 million km2.

As part of a formal commitment between the WC and the DWER to collaborate on significant groundwater management issues, a working group was instigated to reconcile any differing technical interpretations that may occur with groundwater resources across the entire state of WA. This working group was known as the Water Resource Management Committee (WRMC).

Increasing urbanization and rapid population growth has placed significant stress on both surface and groundwater resources in the Perth region. This has seen the need for DWER to review groundwater allocations across the Perth region, to ensure that the previously issued groundwater allocations are sustainable, and will meet the climatic challenges Perth is currently facing and will likely continue to face into the future.

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