Allocation Planning in the Department of Water
Allocation planning is an important part of managing water use. Allocation planning involves deciding how much water is available from a particular resource or area, how much water can be taken and how it should be accessed.
Allocation planning allows us to balance the water demands of competing users - such as the public, industry and agriculture - with what the environment needs.
A number of allocation plans have already been developed, or are underway, across the state. Please click on the links below to access the information on allocation planning and allocation plans in your particular area:
The allocation planning process
The Department of Water develops allocation plans in three main phases. Please click on the following link to access more information on our planning process.
Improving our water planning practices
We have recently received $15 million from the Australian Government water fund under the Water Smart Australia program. This funding is being used for new investigations into the state's four priority areas Collie, Gnangara, Pilbara and South West groundwater. The investigations will culminate in statutory water management plans for these high-profile areas.
More information on Water Smart Australia projects can be found here [link to follow].
Further information
For further information on individual areas, please visit the linked sites above. Alternatively email allocation.planning@water.wa.gov.au or call the Water Allocation Planning Branch on 08 6364 6587.
