The proposal is included as part of a discussion paper – The Way Forward for Water Resources Management in the Whicher Region – which involves the proclamation of several catchments and the establishment of a common dam policy with water users to be charged a licence fee.
A spokesperson for the Department of Environment said the proposal would ensure that land holders have water for the longer term and that the Department would be in a much better position to manage the flow being taken from a river or a brook.
