Water Authority of Western Australia

Water Authority of Western Australia

Agency overview
Formed	1 January 1985
Preceding agency	Metropolitan Water Authority Public Works Department
Dissolved	31 December 1995
Superseding agency	Water Corporation
Jurisdiction	Government of Western Australia

The Water Authority of Western Australia, also known as WAWA, was a statutory authority of the state government that was responsible for the water supply, sewerage, and main drainage within Western Australia between 1985 and 1995.

History

The Water Authority of Western Australia was founded in 1985 under the Water Authority Act 1984 . ^{[a] [1]} Its purpose was to manage the water supply, sewerage, and main drainage across the entire state of Western Australia. Previously, these had been managed by two separate entities: the Metropolitan Water Authority covered the metropolitan region, and the Public Works Department covered regional Western Australia. ^{[2] [3] [4]}

It was superseded by the Water Corporation on 1 January 1996. ^{[3] [4]}

Education

In 1995, the Water Authority created the Waterwise Schools Program, to educate school students –and their parents and teachers –about the value of water resources, and the importance of protecting them. The first "Waterwise School" was Hillarys Primary School. The program has since expanded to include almost half of the schools in WA. ^[5]

Notes

1. Now the Water Agencies (Powers) Act 1984 ^[1]

References

1. "Water Agencies (Powers) Act 1984". Government of Western Australia . Retrieved 7 April 2022.
2. "AU WA A8 - Water Authority of Western Australia". State Records Office of Western Australia . Retrieved 6 April 2022.
3. "Western Australian Metropolitan Water Authority (1982 - 1985)". The Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation. Swinburne University of Technology. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
4. "Water Authority of Western Australia (1985 - 1996)". The Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation. Swinburne University of Technology . Retrieved 7 April 2022.
5. "Est. 1995: Looking back at our Waterwise Schools Program". Water Corporation. 26 March 2021. Retrieved 7 April 2022.

Further reading

• Water Authority of Western Australia.(1987) The 1986/87 re-organisation / the Water Authority of Western Australia. Leederville, W.A.: The Authority. ISBN   0-7244-6823-4 (appendices). ISBN   0-7244-6815-3 (summary)
• Western Australia. Steering Committee for the Merger of State Water Authorities. (1984) Report of the Steering Committee for the Merger of State Water Authorities. Perth, W.A. The Committee. ISBN   0-7244-6742-4