Water supply

Licensing, water rosters and restrictions, pay a water bill and supply information.

Apply for a water licence or permit

You may need a water licence for taking or interfering with surface water, overland flow water or groundwater.

Apply for a watering exemption

Apply for a watering exemption for your new lawn or garden, including roll-on lawn, runners, shredded lawn and seed.

Check garden bore water restrictions

Check bore sprinkler restrictions, rosters and exemption criteria

Cockburn groundwater allocation plan

The 2021 Cockburn groundwater allocation plan guides our management of groundwater resources to support both water users and the ecosystems that depend on groundwater.

Community Water Supply Program

Funding for broadacre farming communities to establish or improve non-potable water supplies

Current water resources management and water services acts, regulations, by-laws and codes

The Department of Water and Environmental Regulation administers legislation to protect and manage Western Australia's water resources

DWER Policy Framework

The Department of Water and Environmental Regulation (the department) has implemented a Policy Framework to ensure all documents across our business areas are classified into a clear and structured document hierarchy and governance model

DWER Regulatory documents

The Department of Water and Environmental Regulation (the department) has implemented a Policy Framework initiative to classify all documents across our business areas into a clear and structured document hierarchy and governance model.

Emergency farmland water response planning and water deficiency arrangements

Process for farmers to follow when off-farm emergency water supplies are needed

Farm Water Supply Planning Scheme

Rebates for Western Australian broadacre farmers experiencing water shortages

Garden bores - Frequently asked questions

Answers to frequently asked questions on garden bores

Interactive water science monitoring and data

Water monitoring is critical for scientists to assess and advise how best to manage and protect our water resources.

Management of strategic community water supplies

Community water supplies that can be used in times of emergency

Pay your Aqwest - Bunbury Water account

Pay your Aqwest bill online using BPOINT or find out about the other payment options available.

Pay your Busselton Water account

Busselton water accounts are issued three times a year in October, February and June.

Pay your water bill

You can pay your Water Corporation bill online via your online account, BPOINT or BPAY.

Perth groundwater map

The Perth Groundwater Map helps members of the public identify watertable information for the Perth metropolitan area

Proclaimed area maps

Certain areas of Western Australia are proclaimed to protect, manage and regulate water under the Rights in Water and Irrigation Act 1914.

Report a water supply fault or emergency

You can report a water supply service fault or emergency, or view current water outage notifications.

Spatial data download

This tool provides a list of publicly available spatial data for download produced by the Department of Water and Environmental Regulation.

Submit a complaint to Aqwest

Submit a complaint with Aqwest using the customer complaint form.

Submit water meter readings via Water Online

Licence and permit holders can submit water meter readings online via the Water Online customer portal.

Water and Environmental Regulation one-stop shop

We are a one-stop shop for information about water licensing, environment regulation and environmental assessments.

Water legislation

Water resources management and water services legislation administered by the Department of Water and Environmental Regulation

Water outage notifications for the Bunbury area

Keep up to date with the latest network outages and works for the Bunbury area.

Water Reform Bill

Draft water reform bill

Water resources management legislation

Water resources in Western Australia are protected and managed under six separate water resource management acts.

Water service licensing and licence exemptions

To ensure its quality and quantity, the delivery of water services in Western Australia is tightly regulated under the Water Services Act 2012.

Water services legislation

Water services provided in Western Australia are regulated under the Water Services Act 2012.

Winter sprinkler switch off

The winter sprinkler switch off is a permanent water-efficiency measure starting 1 June and ending 31 August each year.