Drinking water document collection

Documents relating to public drinking water source areas in Western Australia. Some of the guidance documents are also relevant for aquatic ecosystems including estuaries, rivers, wetlands and aquifers.

Last updated: 23 January 2024

Water quality protection notes

WQPN 1 - Agriculture - extensive

WQPN 2 - Aquaculture

WQPN 3 - Using water quality protection notes

WQPN 4 - Sensitive water resources

WQPN 6 - Vegetation buffers to sensitive water resources

WQPN 7 - Chemical blending facilities

WQPN 8 - Further reading

WQPN 9 - Community drinking water sources - protection and management

WQPN 10 - Contaminant spills - emergency response plan

WQPN 11 - Assessing and managing risks in public drinking water source areas

WQPN 13 - Dewatering of soils at construction sites

WQPN 14 - Statutory approvals

WQPN 15 - Basic raw materials extraction

WQPN 17 - Floriculture activities near sensitive water resources

WQPN 18 - Information required to assess a proposed development or activity

WQPN 19 - Hydroponic plant growing

WQPN 22 - Irrigation with nutrient-rich wastewater

WQPN 24 - Landfilling with inert materials

WQPN 25 - Land use compatibility tables for public drinking water source areas

WQPN 26 - Liners for containing pollutants, using synthetic membranes

WQPN 27 - Liners for containing pollutants, using engineered soils

WQPN 28 - Mechanical servicing and workshops

WQPN 29 - Mobile mechanical servicing and cleaning

WQPN 30 - Groundwater monitoring bores

WQPN 31 - Subsoil monitor drains and water recovery sumps

WQPN 32 - Nurseries and garden centres

WQPN 33 - Nutrient and irrigation management plans

WQPN 34 - Orchards near sensitive water resources

WQPN 36 - Protecting public drinking water source areas

WQPN 39 - Ponds for stabilising organic matter

WQPN 41 - Private drinking water supplies

WQPN 42 - Radiator repair and reconditioning

WQPN 44 - Roads near sensitive water resources

WQPN 49 - Service stations

WQPN 50 - Soil amendment using industrial by-products

WQPN 51 - Industrial wastewater management and disposal

WQPN 52 - Stormwater management at industrial sites

WQPN 53 - Dam construction and operation in rural areas

WQPN 55 - Swimming pools

WQPN 56 - Tanks for fuel and chemical storage near sensitive water resources

WQPN 65 - Toxic and hazardous substances

WQPN 68 - Mechanical equipment wash down

WQPN 70 - Wastewater treatment and disposal - domestic systems

WQPN 73 - Wineries and distilleries

WQPN 77 - Risk assessment process for public drinking water source areas

WQPN 79 - Rural restaurants, cafes and taverns near sensitive water resources

WQPN 80 - Stockyards

WQPN 81 - Tracks and trails near sensitive water resources

WQPN 83 - Infrastructure corridors near sensitive water resources

WQPN 84 - Rehabilitation of disturbed land in public drinking water source areas

WQPN 88 - Rural tourist accommodation

WQPN 89 - Remote drinking water sources - self-supplied Aboriginal communities

WQPN 93 - Light industry near sensitive waters

WQPN 96 - Pest animal management in public drinking water

WQPN 98 - Rural abattoirs

WQPN 100 - Motor sport facilities near sensitive waters

WQPN 101 - Tropical agriculture

WQPN 111 - Landfills for disposal of putrescible materials

WQPN 121 - Plantations in public drinking water source areas

Water quality information sheets

WQIS 1 - Safe use of bore water in rural areas

WQIS 4 - Nutrient and irrigation management plan checklist

WQIS 7 - Select Committee report on metropolitan development and groundwater supplies

WQIS 8 - Report of the Standing committee on ecologically sustainable development

WQIS 34 - Application form for recreation proposals within public drinking water source areas on Crown land

WQIS 35 - Standing Committee on Public Administration report on recreation within public drinking water source areas 2010

WQIS 36 - Drinking water management and protection

Water quality protection guidelines

WQPG 1 - Water quality management in mining and mineral processing overview

WQPG 2 - Mining and mineral processing - Tailings facilities

WQPG 3 - Mining and mineral processing - Liners for waste containment

WQPG 4 - Installation of minesite groundwater monitoring bores

WQPG 5 - Mining and mineral processing - Minesite water quality monitoring

WQPG 6 - Mining and mineral processing - Minesite stormwater

WQPG 7 - Mining and mineral processing - Mechanical servicing and workshop facilities

WQPG 8 - Mining and mineral processing - Laboratory waste discharge

WQPG 9 - Mining and mineral processing - Acid mine drainage

WQPG 10 - Mining and mineral processing - Above-ground fuel and chemical storage

WQPG 11 - Mining and mineral processing - Mine dewatering

WQPG 13 - Environmental guidelines for horse facilities and activities

WQPG 25 - Waste management of kennel operations within the Jandakot UWPCA

Drinking water policies

Policy - Land use compatibility in public drinking water source areas

Operational policy 13 - Recreation in public drinking water source areas on Crown land

Strategic policy - Protecting public drinking water source areas in WA

State Planning Policy 2.9 - Water resources

Drinking water source protection reports

These reports are listed by area name on the drinking water source protection reports webpage.

The Water resource protection series index - Published drinking water source protection reports displays the published reports, name of water service provider and local government for each public drinking water source area (PDWSA) around Western Australia.