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State of play review

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A review of recreation in drinking water catchments in South Western Australia.

icon Download State of play review (396.43 kB)

This report was commissioned by DEC and the Department of Sport and Recreation to address divergent views on the use and application of the Department of Water's Statewide Policy for Recreation within Public Drinking Water Source Areas (PDWSA) and provide an independent, balanced analysis of the information available in relation to recreation in drinking water catchments. The report focuses on the range of values within water catchments and legislative and management issues associated with planning and zoning for public drinking water supply areas in the Southwest of Western Australia.

 

Fertiliser Action Plan - Report to the Minister

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Date: 13/6/2008

icon  Fertiliser Action Plan - Report to the Minister for the Environment on stakeholder input and implementation of the Fertiliser Action Plan (183.21 kB)

 

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icon Fertiliser Action Plan - phasing out the use of highly water soluble phosphorus fertilisers in environmentallly sensitive areas of South West, Western Australia (488.96 kB)
A report to the Western Australian Minister for the Environment, prepared by the Joint Government and Fertiliser Industry Working Party. Public comment period closed 31 July 2007.

icon Fertiliser Action Plan - Background Document (322.44 kB)
Additional information on the proposed phasing-out of the use of highly soluble phosphorus fertilisers in environmentally sensitive areas of South West, Western Australia. (May 2007)

 

Review of native vegetation clearing legislation

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Environment Minister David Templeman has announced a review of the State's native vegetation clearing legislation to vastly improve processes and environmental outcomes.

The review will examine the Environmental Protection (Clearing of Native Vegetation) Regulations 2004, and those parts of the Environmental Protection Act 1986 that were introduced in 2004 and which make it an offence to clear native vegetation unless a permit is granted or an exemption applies.

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