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Water inspectors shut out of Alcoa mine sites in Perth drinking water catchment, documents show

Fencing installed around Alcoa’s bauxite mine sites in 2025 blocked rangers conducting inspections, Water Corporation documents say

The Guardian - AU · Mar 12

Perth’s water supply at ‘high risk’ from Alcoa bauxite mining, expert study finds

Exclusive: GHD identified contamination threats to dams inland of Perth from sewage, oil spills, and soil erosion

The Guardian - AU · Aug 19, 2025

Fatberg weighing 30,000kg is pulled from a sewer in Western Australia

The blockage – thought to be the state’s biggest ever – was discovered during routine maintenance

The Guardian - AU · Mar 14, 2025

Car swallowed by sinkhole in Perth suburb as burst water main leaves dozens without running water

A car is submerged in a western Perth suburb as a burst water main left around 60 homes and businesses without water.

ABC News · Sep 19, 2022

Desalination plant to be built in Alkimos as WA government announces plans to slash emissions by 80 per cent

The West Australian government has pledged to cut its emissions by 80 per cent by 2030 while announcing details for the state's third desalination plant.

ABC News · Jun 23, 2022

Perth 'sleepwalking into browner, hotter' future as superficial aquifer supply dwindles

Over a decade ago, Perth all but secured its drinking water supply for the future through investments in technologies like seawater desalination — but trickling in the background is a water problem the city is yet to solve.

ABC News · Apr 9, 2022