Management of strategic community water supplies

Community water supplies that can be used in times of emergency.
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We have developed a network of strategic community water supplies across Western Australia's dryland agricultural areas to provide an important source of emergency stock water during dry seasons.

These water supplies are for emergency use at times when low rainfall causes on-farm supplies to fail and forces farmers to travel outside their farm gate to collect water for livestock and other essential farming purposes.

It is important that these water supplies are carefully managed to ensure water is available during times of emergency.

We keep in regular contact with rural communities to monitor the condition of strategic community water supplies and identify and address any maintenance issues.

View the map showing the locations of strategic community water supplies in the Wheatbelt region

The details about each site is provided in the local government strategic community water supply plans and maps below.

For more information please contact our rural water planning team on 1800 780 300 or email ruralwater@dwer.wa.gov.au.

Strategic community water supply plans and maps