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.
See Also
- Surface water management in Western Australia
- Managing subsurface water in Western Australia
- Interactive groundwater and salinity map for the south-west agricultural region
- Land drainage and the Soil and Land Conservation Act, Western Australia
- Irrigation design for agriculture
- Water quality for livestock
- Clearing cloudy or coloured water on farms in Western Australia
- Groundwater desalination on farms in Western Australia
