Western Australia Water and Environmental Regulation Regional Boundaries

Regional boundaries for 16 Department of Water and Environmental Regulation offices in Western Australia. The dataset defines jurisdictional areas for delivering services like water licensing, resource analysis, and environmental protection. It was last updated in March 2026.

Use Cases

• Map the 16 regional office jurisdictions for service deployment planning using boundary geometries.
• Analyze administrative boundary alignment with hydrographic basins and Local Government Authorities.
• Integrate regional boundaries with other spatial data via WFS, WMS, or GeoJSON formats for environmental management systems.

Strengths

• Defines service areas for 16 regional offices across Western Australia.
• Offers multiple standard geospatial file formats including GeoJSON, SHP, and Geopackage.
• Maintained by the authoritative Department of Water and Environmental Regulation.

Limitations

• No row or feature count is provided to assess dataset scale.
• Boundaries are defined for a specific administrative purpose, which may not align with natural or other jurisdictional units.
• The custom_active_acceptance license requires explicit review and acceptance before use.

Provenance

Source

Department of Water and Environmental Regulation, Geospatial and Data Services Manager.

Collection Method

Defined by a combination of hydrographic basins, Local Government Authorities, and other administrative boundaries.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated March 2026.

Geography

Western Australia.