This dataset is under review, please contact DWER for access to updated version. This dataset is a catalogue of current & historic boundaries of Water Allocation Plans and Statements and associated attributes. Each boundary indicates the area covered by the plan or statement. Water Allocation Plans may also be known as Water Management Plans. This dataset is intended to aid in water resource management.

This dataset identifies the Management Areas declared under the Waterways Conservation Act 1976. Under the Waterways Conservation Act 1976, the Minister for Water and the Department of Water and Environmental Regulation have responsibility for the conservation of the waters and associated land in five declared Management Areas. The declared Management Areas are Albany waterways, Avon River, Wilson Inlet, Peel Inlet and Leschenault Inlet. The Department of Water and Environmental Regulation has an approval process for certain works affecting waterways and foreshore areas and can provide advice on other developments affecting, or likely to affect, the condition and public amenity of these waterways. Key aspects of the Act relate to protecting and managing the condition and amenity of waterways when there are disturbance activities within or adjacent to the Management Areas. Activities within or adjacent to the Management Area that should be referred to the Department of Water and Environmental Regulation for discussion or licensing include: changes or intensification of land use adjacent to or impacting on waterways or their foreshore areas (e.g. land planning, development, mining, mineral exploration, drainage or flood risk management proposals) dredging, reclamation, dewatering, drainage and construction activities including retaining walls, jetties, private boat ramps or public facilities other activities that may affect declared management areas, for example, those that may increase nutrients. Further information and advice can be sought from Department of Water and Environmental Regulation's regional offices. Contact information for regional offices is available at the Department of Water website.

The DWER Water Information Sites dataset lists monitoring locations (sites) where surface water and groundwater data are collected to assess the quality and quantity of state water resources. This monitoring supports a comprehensive understanding of the state's water assets and underpins evidence-based decision-making for both regulatory and resource management purposes. Please note that the dataset presents only summary-level attribute information for each site. It does not include all available data, which may encompass individual measurements such as water depth, stream height, water quality, rainfall, and bore details including construction, lithology, and stratigraphy. For access to detailed data, please visit the Water Information Reporting (WIR) system. (https://wir.water.wa.gov.au/).

The "Urban Water Management Strategies and Plans" (previously titled Urban Water Management Plans) dataset relates to integrating the land use planning system with planning for water management. The preparation of water management plans and strategies ensures that water is managed effectively in the urban form at each stage of the planning system. The dataset is used by the Department of Water and Environmental Regulation to identify drainage and water management plans, district water management strategies, local water management strategies, local water management frameworks and urban water management plans that have been prepared in accordance with the Better Urban Water Management (WAPC 2008) planning framework. The outline of the areas for drainage and water management plans and district water management strategies may be included when the draft report is in preparation. Local water management strategies and urban water management plans that have been approved by the Department of Water and Environmental Regulation shall be included in the dataset. Amendments to the planning approval process occurred in October 2008 with the introduction of Better Urban Water Management (WAPC 2008). Reports prepared previously such as Drainage and Nutrient Management Plans, Nutrient and Pollutant Management Plans and Integrated Water Management Strategies, do not accurately correspond with a category outlined in the Better Urban Water Management framework. These plans have been allocated to the most appropriate category and may not be consistent with the requirements outlined in Better Urban Water Management. Dataset was formerly known as Urban Water Management Strategies and Plans (DOW-031)