Reduced rainfall throughout the South West of Western Australia during the past 15 years,
together with an increasing population, has created sustained interest in sourcing water from
the State’s Kimberley region.
In November 2004 the WA Government appointed an independent Expert Panel chaired by Emeritus Professor Reg Appleyard to review the feasibility of transporting water from the Kimberley region for inclusion into Water Corporation’s Integrated Water Supply System.
The terms of reference for this review are contained in Section 2 of the report.
After advertising both nationally and overseas, and canvassing ideas from the public, the panel
identified three possible transport options for delivering water from the Kimberley, which
warranted further assessment by expert consultants.
These options were by:
- pipeline
- canal
- ocean transport, using either tankers or towed water bags.
Please download the report below.
