The following publications, presented by topic, provide information about how to protect water quality for your project, development or activity. These can also be viewed in the drinking water document collection.
Use the online mapping tool to find out if you are within a public drinking water source area. If you are, you need to make sure your project, development or activity can occur, using land use compatibility tables for public drinking water source areas.
Agriculture
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- Agriculture - extensive (WQPN 1)
- Aquaculture (WQPN 2)
- Floriculture activities near sensitive water resources (WQPN 17)
- Hydroponic plant growing (WQPN 19)
- Orchards near sensitive water resources (WQPN 34)
- Tropical agriculture (WQPN 101)
- Plantations in public drinking water source areas (WQPN 121)
- Environmental management guidelines for vineyards
- Code of practice for environmentally sustainable vegetable and potato production
Using fertilisers and chemicals
- Fertiliser application on pasture or turf near sensitive water resources
- Liquid chemicals on agricultural land
- Nutrient and irrigation management plan checklist (WQIS 4)
- Irrigation with nutrient-rich wastewater (WQPN 22)
- Nutrient and irrigation management plans (WQPN 33)
- Toxic and hazardous substances (WQPN 65)
Farm practices
- Living and working in public drinking water source areas
- Safe use of bore water in rural areas (WQIS 1)
- Vegetation buffers to sensitive water resources (WQPN 6)
- Soil amendment using industrial by-products (WQPN 50)
- Dam construction and operation in rural areas (WQPN 53)
- Mechanical equipment washdown (WQPN 68)
- Pest animal management in public drinking water source areas (WQPN 96)
Animals
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- Aquaculture (WQPN 2)
- Managing horses in semi-rural environments
- Environmental guidelines for horse facilities and activities (WQPG 13)
- Pastoral activities within rangelands (WQPN 35)
- Rural abattoirs (WQPN 98)
- Stockyards (WQPN 80)
- Environmental code of practice for poultry farms in Western Australia
- Code of practice for dairy farm effluent management WA
- Waste management of kennel operations within the Jandakot UWPCA (WQPG 25)
Using fertilisers and chemicals
- Fertiliser application on pasture or turf near sensitive water resources
- Liquid chemicals on agricultural land
- Nutrient and irrigation management plans (WQPN 33)
- Nutrient and irrigation management plan checklist (WQIS 4)
- Irrigation with nutrient-rich wastewater (WQPN 22)
- Nutrient best management practices for grazing enterprises in South West WA
- Toxic and hazardous substances (WQPN 65)
Farm practices
- Living and working in public drinking water source areas
- Pest animal management in public drinking water source areas (WQPN 96)
- Dam construction and operation in rural areas (WQPN 53)
- Safe use of bore water in rural areas (WQIS 1)
- Mechanical equipment wash down (WQPN 68)
- Vegetation buffers to sensitive water resources (WQPN 6)
- Ponds for stabilising organic matter (WQPN 39)
Food and drink premises
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- Wineries and distilleries (WQPN 73)
- Rural restaurants, cafes and taverns near sensitive water resources (WQPN 79)
Using chemicals
- Tanks for fuel and chemical storage near sensitive water resources (WQPN 56)
- Contaminant spills – emergency response plan (WQPN 10)
- Toxic and hazardous substances (WQPN 65)
Practices
Commercial and industry
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- Light industry near sensitive water resources (WQPN 93)
- Construction depots near sensitive water resources
- Chemical blending facilities (WQPN 7)
- Mechanical servicing and workshops (WQPN 28)
- Mobile mechanical servicing and cleaning (WQPN 29)
- Radiator repair and reconditioning (WQPN 42)
- Service stations (WQPN 49)
- Nurseries and garden centres (WQPN 32)
Using chemicals
- Tanks for fuel and chemical storage near sensitive water resources (WQPN 56)
- Contaminant spills – emergency response plan (WQPN 10)
- Toxic and hazardous substances (WQPN 65)
Practices
- Living and working in public drinking water source areas
- Mechanical equipment wash down (WQPN 68)
- Industrial wastewater management and disposal (WQPN 51)
- Stormwater management at industrial sites (WQPN 52)
- Vegetation buffers to sensitive water resources (WQPN 6)
- Dewatering of soils at construction sites (WQPN 13)
- Liners for containing pollutants, using synthetic membranes (WQPN 26)
- Liners for containing pollutants, using engineered soils (WQPN 27)
- Groundwater monitoring bores (WQPN 30)
Recreation and community
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- Motor sport facilities near sensitive waters (WQPN 100)
- Swimming pools (WQPN 55)
- Tracks and trails near sensitive water resources (WQPN 81)
Using chemicals
- Contaminant spills – emergency response plan (WQPN 10)
- Toxic and hazardous substances (WQPN 65)
Practices
Infrastructure
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- Construction depots near sensitive water resources
- Infrastructure corridors near sensitive water resources (WQPN 83)
- Roads near sensitive water resources (WQPN 44)
- Landfilling with inert materials (WQPN 24)
- Rehabilitation of disturbed land in public drinking water source areas (WQPN 84)
Using chemicals
- Tanks for fuel and chemical storage near sensitive water resources (WQPN 56)
- Contaminant spills – emergency response plan (WQPN 10)
- Toxic and hazardous substances (WQPN 65)
Practices
- Living and working in public drinking water source areas
- Subsoil monitor drains and water recovery sumps (WQPN 31)
- Vegetation buffers to sensitive water resources (WQPN 6)
- Dewatering of soils at construction sites (WQPN 13)
- Liners for containing pollutants, using synthetic membranes (WQPN 26)
- Liners for containing pollutants, using engineered soils (WQPN 27)
Waste management
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- Landfills for disposal of putrescible materials (WQPN 111)
- Waste management of kennel operations within the Jandakot UWPCA (WQPG 25)
Using chemicals
- Contaminant spills – emergency response plan (WQPN 10)
- Toxic and hazardous substances (WQPN 65)
Practices
- Living and working in public drinking water source areas
- Vegetation buffers to sensitive water resources (WQPN 6)
- Liners for containing pollutants, using synthetic membranes (WQPN 26)
- Liners for containing pollutants, using engineered soils (WQPN 27)
- Groundwater monitoring bores (WQPN 30)
- Ponds for stabilising organic matter (WQPN 39)
Mining and mineral processing
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- Construction depots near sensitive water resources
- Basic raw materials extraction (WQPN 15)
- Dewatering of soils at construction sites (WQPN 13)
- Rehabilitation of disturbed land in public drinking water source areas (WQPN 84)
Using chemicals
- Tanks for fuel and chemical storage near sensitive water resources (WQPN 56)
- Contaminant spills – emergency response plan (WQPN 10)
- Toxic and hazardous substances (WQPN 65)
Practices
Water quality management in mining and mineral processing guidance:
- An overview (WQPG 1)
- Tailings facilities (WQPG 2)
- Liners for waste containment (WQPG 3)
- Installation of minesite groundwater monitoring bores (WQPG 4)
- Minesite water quality monitoring (WQPG 5)
- Minesite stormwater (WQPG 6)
- Mechanical servicing and workshop facilities (WQPG 7)
- Laboratory waste discharge (WQPG 8)
- Acid mine drainage (WQPG 9)
- Above ground fuel and chemical storage (WQPG 10)
- Mine dewatering (WQPG 11)
Residential and accommodation
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- Priority 3* (P3*) areas (WQPN 38)
- Rural tourist accommodation (WQPN 88)
- Dewatering of soils at construction sites (WQPN 13)
- Landfilling with inert materials (WQPN 24)
Water supplies
- Safe use of bore water in rural areas (WQIS 1)
- Community drinking water sources – protection and management (WQPN 9)
- Private drinking water supplies (WQPN 41)
- Remote drinking water sources – self-supplied Indigenous communities (WQPN 89)
Practices
How-to guides and more information
Show moreHow-to guides
- Land use compatibility tables for public drinking water source areas (WQPN 25)
- Risk assessment process for public drinking water source areas (WQPN 77)
- Statutory approvals (WQPN 14)
- Information the department requires to assess a proposed development or activity (WQPN 18)
- Using water quality protection notes (WQPN 3)
How the department protects drinking water
- Gazetted public drinking water source areas (WQPN 75)
- Protecting public drinking water source areas (WQPN 36)
- Assessing and managing risks in public drinking water source areas (WQPN 11)
- Risk assessment process for public drinking water source areas (WQPN 77)
- Drinking water management and protection (WQIS 36)
- Policy - Land use compatibility in public drinking water source areas
- Operational policy 13: Recreation within public drinking water source areas on Crown land
- Strategic policy: Protecting public drinking water source areas in WA
Technical information
- Contamination in drinking water sources (WQIS 38)
- Risks from pathogenic micro-organisms in public drinking water source areas
- Sensitive water resources (WQPN 4)
- Select Committee report on metropolitan development and groundwater supplies, 1994 - summary (WQIS 7)
- Report of the standing committee on ecologically sustainable development in relation to the quality of Perth’s water supply 2000 – summary (WQIS 8)
- Standing Committee on Public Administration report on recreation within public drinking water source areas 2010 summary (WQIS 35)
- Further reading (WQPN 8)
