Western Australia Groundwater Management Areas

Western Australia groundwater areas proclaimed under the Rights in Water and Irrigation Act of 1914. The dataset defines administrative boundaries for managing the extraction and licensing of groundwater resources across the state. It is maintained by the Department of Water and Environmental Regulation.

Use Cases

• Analyze spatial boundaries for groundwater licensing and extraction management.
• Integrate administrative boundary data with hydrological models for resource planning.
• Map proclaimed groundwater areas to support regulatory compliance and enforcement.

Strengths

• Managed by the authoritative state Department of Water and Environmental Regulation.
• Offered in multiple geospatial formats including SHP, GEOJSON, and WMS for interoperability.
• Updated in March 2026, indicating recent maintenance.

Limitations

• Column names and row counts are unknown, limiting understanding of attribute data.
• The dataset's spatial resolution and specific attribute fields are not described.
• License requires active acceptance (custom_active_acceptance), which may involve specific terms.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Proclaimed under the Rights in Water and Irrigation Act, 1914.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-03 24.

Geography

State of Western Australia.