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Water Deficiency Arrangements

A declaration of 'water deficiency' is a Government response to safeguard the commercial interests of farmers at times of very dry seasonal conditions, which cause five or more farmers within a 20km radius to require a source of off-farm water. A declaration requires the Government to provide livestock water sources so that no farm is more than 40km from a water source.

The application process for 'water deficiency' declaration requires a Local Government to make a formal request to the Department of Water, and for the Department to then make a recommendation to the Minister for Water Resources, after consulting with the Department of Agriculture and Food, and the Rural Water Advisory Committee.
 
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Adobe Portable Document Format Emergency Farmland Water Response Plan - Shire of Narembeen
Document Size: 1823129 bytes
Publish Date: 25-MAY-2007 11:06 AM
This Emergency Farmland Water Response Plan was compiled with the assistance and contributions from a number of people from the Department of Agriculture and Food Western Australia, Water Corporation and the Shire of Narembeen. 
 
Adobe Portable Document Format Emergency Farmland Water Response Plan - Shire of Kulin
Document Size: 3253136 bytes
Publish Date: 16-FEB-2007 09:04 AM
This Emergency Farmland Water Response Plan was compiled with the assistance and contributions from a number of people from the Department of Agriculture and Food Western Australia, Water Corporation and the Shire of Kulin. 
 
Adobe Portable Document Format Emergency Farmland Water Response Plan - Shire of Raventhorpe
Document Size: 3168655 bytes
Publish Date: 06-DEC-2006 11:35 AM
This Emergency Farmland Water Response Plan was compiled with the assistance and contributions from a number of people from the Department of Agriculture and Food Western Australia, Water Corporation and the Shire of Ravensthorpe.  
 
Adobe Portable Document Format Emergency Farmland Water Response Plan - Shire of Kent
Document Size: 3944399 bytes
Publish Date: 06-DEC-2006 11:34 AM
This Emergency Farmland Water Response Plan was compiled with the assistance and contributions from a number of people from the Department of Agriculture and Food Western Australia, Water Corporation and the Shire of Kent.  
 
Adobe Portable Document Format Emergency Farmland Water Response Plan - Shire of Kondinin
Document Size: 33710627 bytes
Publish Date: 06-DEC-2006 11:34 AM
This Emergency Farmland Water Response Plan was compiled with the assistance and contributions from a number of people from the Department of Agriculture and Food Western Australia, Water Corporation and the Shire of Kondinin.  
 
Adobe Portable Document Format Emergency Farmland Water Response Plan - Shire of Yilgarn
Document Size: 1827413 bytes
Publish Date: 10-OCT-2006 11:36 AM
Alternative water supplies plan for the Shire of Yilgarn.  
 
Adobe Portable Document Format Guidelines for Water Deficiency Declarations
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Publish Date: 28-JUN-0004 11:37 AM
Guidelines for Local Councils who are planning to apply for a water deficiency declaration.