Water supply

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

Check Perth groundwater information

The Perth Groundwater Map has been designed to help water-bore drillers, irrigators, and private householders establish groundwater bores in the watertable aquifer.

Check surface and groundwater data

View water sampling information via a map-driven system.

Check water availability and licenses

The Water Register allows you to search, view and print licensing and water availability information.

Download spatial data

Spatial data collected by Department of Water and Environmental Regulation.

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.

Garden bores - Frequently asked questions

Answers to frequently asked questions on garden bores

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.

Report a water supply fault or emergency

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

Submit a complaint to Aqwest

Submit a complaint with Aqwest using the customer complaint form.

Submit requests for water planning advice

Advice is provided to decision making authorities and considers potential impacts on the State’s water resources from future land planning and development proposals.

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

The Department of Water and Environmental Regulation one-stop shop provides information about water licensing, environment regulation, and environmental assessments.

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

Winter sprinkler switch off

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