Water management

The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development supports dryland and irrigated industries by providing information on best practice water management in dryland and irrigated farming systems. This includes information on rainfall-runoff capture, storage and use, and management systems to prevent land degradation.

Support and knowledge on practices for irrigation as well as planning and design tools, to support farmers manage water in a changing climate, are being continually updated. Our work complements the Department of Water and Environmental Regulation’s Rural Water Planning Program, which offers incentive schemes, grants, planning and technical services, emergency water arrangements, and information on best practice water supply improvements.

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  • sheep drinking from a dam

    Contaminated farm dams – Western Australia

    25 March 2015

    Organic material washed into dams can lead to water becoming unattractive to livestock and possibly toxic.

  • View of a farm dam

    Water supply management on farms after fire

    12 February 2015

    Farm fires will often lead to contaminated surface-water supplies: ash and soil from burnt paddocks and bushland can be blown or washed into farm dams and provide nutrients for bacteria and algae.

  • Wagin runoff collection weir near the Shire’s Vernon Street depot

    Stormwater reuse project

    28 November 2013

    The Stormwater Management, Harvesting and Reuse Efficiency Project (Stormwater reuse project) was focused on stormwater harvesting and reuse for social, economic and environmental benefits in Weste

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