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Central Wheatbelt and Goldfields potential water supply disruption
Central Wheatbelt and Goldfields townships and associated farmlands customers may experience water supply disruption following a major, ongoing power outage affecting large areas of the region.
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What to do if your water account is linked to a TPG email address
TPG Telecom is discontinuing its email services. Here’s what to do if your email address is affected.
Celebrating our water leaders
The recent Australian Water Association WA Awards shone a spotlight on the fantastic talent we have at Water Corporation.
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Our landmarks in the sky
The Perth metropolitan area and most of Western Australia is well served by water towers.
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Embedding waterwise thinking into everything we do
Our highly successful Waterwise Cities Program, which began in 2018, will now be transitioned into our core business.
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A brief history of Water Corporation
First created in 1996, Water Corporation has a vast history dating back to the 1890’s.
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Creating safe and reliable services across the state
We’re working to ensure more safe, reliable, and secure water and wastewater services in 141 Aboriginal communities.
![Water Minister Simone McGurk and Water Corporation CEO Pat Donovan with board members from Mowanjum Aboriginal Corporation.](jpg/project-update-mowanjum7f78.jpg?rev=0b103af22c5143f1abb4f20594969b5f&h=533&w=800&la=en&hash=350F55E590886DAE50AC89C18A7EB474)
Education for sustainability
Our Partnerships and Education team are taking proactive steps towards education for sustainability.
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Taking to the sky to better understand our water
Aerial Electromagnetic surveys are a useful tool that helps us identify and optimise local sources of available groundwater.
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Wastewater blockages 2022
Every year we spend millions of dollars clearing wastewater blockages caused by rags, fats, hair and other debris. Find out which suburbs had the most wastewater blockages in 2022.
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