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A regional standpipe is a metered service providing access to bulk water supplies in regional Western Australia.

Regional standpipes provide a water source for communities that are remote from water schemes. They can supplement household, business, firefighting and stock watering needs.

Due to climate change some regions have been impacted by reduced rainfall and hotter and drier conditions. To secure water supply for some of these areas we use water carting and standpipes. 

Regional standpipes are typically owned by the local shire or privately owned.

To find out more, read our "Using a fixed standpipe in regional Western Australia" brochure.

Who do I contact to get access?

To access a publicly available regional standpipe, please contact your local shire.

Below are the standpipe locations for each region.

Regional locations

To view the location of standpipes in your region, please view the Great Southern standpipe locations map.

standpipe locations

To view the location of standpipes in your region, please view the South West standpipe locations map.

standpipe locations

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Location Address Meter size Rating 
 City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder Water Corporation owned (Coin operated)  Adjacent To Turney St Ora Branda Lot 90-93  50 High Flow  
 City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder Water Corporation owned (Card operated)  Opp L21 West Kalgoorlie Rd West Kalgoorlie Lot Road Reserve  50 High Flow 
 City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder Water Corporation owned (Coin operated)  Hall St Leonora Lot 106 Res 32799  50 High Flow  
 City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder  L4872 Hannan St Kalgoorlie Lot 4872 Res 40918  20 Low Flow  
 Shire of Beverley  6274L Balkuling Rd Cunderdin South FL Lot 6274  50  High Flow  
 Shire of Beverley  402L Brooking St Beverley Lot 402  40 High Flow
 Shire of Bruce Rock  13697 Noonajin Rd Bruce Rock Lot 13697  20 Low Flow 
 Shire of Bruce Rock  Kwolyin Rd Cunderdin South FL Lot Adj To Lot 8618  20 Low Flow
 Shire of Bruce Rock  Bruce Rock-Quairading Rd Bruce Rock Lot 17266 Res: 19655  50 High Flow
 Shire of Coolgardie  Main Conduit Coolgardie Lot 555  25  Low Flow
 Shire of Coolgardie  Unit Off / 83 Kingswood St Widgiemooltha Lot Standpipe  20 Low Flow
 Shire of Corrigin  Connelly Pde Corrigin Lot Adj 496 Res 39344  25 Low Flow
 Shire of Corrigin  Campbell St Corrigin Lot Adj Lot 465 Res 3021  50 High Flow
 Shire of Cunderdin  Lundy Av Cunderdin Lot Road Res  50 High Flow
 Shire of Cunderdin  2 Dempster St Meckering Lot Standpipe  50 High Flow
 Shire of Dalwallinu Woodhouse St Wubin Lot 501   20 Low Flow
 Shire of Dalwallinu  Dalwallinu-Kalannie Rd Koorda-Buntine FL Lot 1115 Res 16812  20 Low Flow
 Shire of Dalwallinu  Hathway Dr Kalannie Lot 160 Res 22936  50 High Flow
 Shire of Dalwallinu  Leahy St Pithara Lot Opp Lot 17  50 High Flow
 Shire of Dalwallinu  Opp #15 Deacon St Dalwallinu Lot Road Reserve  40 High Flow
 Shire of Dundas  Eyre Hwy Norseman Lot Road Reserve  80 High Flow
 Shire of Kellerberrin  Moore St Doodlakine Lot Rly Res  50 High Flow
 Shire of Kellerberrin  56L Massingham St Kellerberrin Lot 55: 56 50  High Flow
 Shire of Kellerberrin  Great Eastern Hwy Main Conduit Central FL Lot Railway Res  50 High Flow
 Shire of Laverton  Cox St Laverton Lot Next To Lot 184  25  Low Flow
 Shire of Leonora 973L Tower St Leonora Lot 973   50 High Flow
Shire of Menzies   No 2 Dam Pump Line Menzies Lot Standpipe  40 High Flow
 Shire of Merredin Booran South Rd Merredin Lot 27154 Res 22714   20  Low Flow
 Shire of Merredin  Koonadjin Rd Main Conduit East FL Lot 20791  25  Low Flow
  Shire of Merredin  Old York Rd Merredin North FL Lot 20685  50 High Flow
 Shire of Moora 1 Great Northern Hwy Bindi Bindi Lot Road Reserve  20 Low Flow
 Shire of Moora  Richardson St Miling Lot Opp Lot 5  50 High Flow
 Shire of Mt Marshall Bencubbin-Kellerberrin Rd Kellerberrin North FL Lot 18563 Re  20  Low Flow
 Shire of Mt Marshall  Marindo Rd Merredin North FL Lot Adj Lot 1157  20 Low Flow
 Shire of Mt Marshall  Scotsman Rd Merredin North FL Lot Adj Lot 3111  20 Low Flow 
 Shire of Mt Marshall  Fitzpatrick Rd Koorda-Buntine FL Lot Road Reserve  20 Low Flow 
 Shire of Mt Marshall  White Rd Merredin North FL Lot Ent of Res Lot 4426 20   Low Flow
 Shire of Mt Marshall  Fitzpatrick Rd Koorda-Buntine FL Lot Road Reserve  20  Low Flow
 Shire of Mt Marshall  Mouroubra Rd Koorda-Buntine FL Lot 3000  20  Low Flow
 Shire of Mt Marshall  Bimbijy Rd Merredin North FL Lot Adj To Lot 3241  20 Low Flow
 Shire of Mukinbudin  949L Ogilvie Rd Merredin North FL Lot 949  20 Low Flow
Shire of Mukinbudin   Bonnie Rock-Mukinbudin Rd Merredin North FL Lot 14148  25 Low Flow
 Shire of Mukinbudin  Koorda-Southern Cross Rd Merredin North FL Lot Rly Res  25 Low Flow
 Shire of Mukinbudin  Wialki Rd Merredin North FL Lot Adj Lot 3922  25 Low Flow
 Shire of Mukinbudin  Carlton Rd Merredin North FL Lot Adj Lot 2723  25 Low Flow 
 Shire of Mukinbudin  Beringbooding Rd Merredin North FL Lot Adj Lot 27863  20  Low Flow
 Shire of Mukinbudin  Strugnell St Mukinbudin Lot 148 Res 29309  50 High Flow
 Shire of Mukinbudin  Burakin Bonnie Rock FL Merredin North FL Lot Rly Res  50 High Flow
 Shire of Narembeen  Latham Rd Merredin South FL Lot Adj Lot 71 (16227) 25   Low Flow
  Shire of Narembeen Kondinin-Narembeen Rd Merredin South FL Lot Adj Lot 1   25  Low Flow
  Shire of Narembeen Cramphorne Rd Merredin South FL Lot Opp Loc 19126   20  Low Flow
  Shire of Narembeen  Mount Walker Rd Merredin South FL Lot Adj Lot 2  50 High Flow
 Shire of Northam  3L Keane St Grass Valley Lot Standpipe  50 High Flow
 Shire of Northam  Keane St Bakers Hill Lot Opp Lot 176  50 High Flow
 Shire of Northam  Nxt L304 Lockyer Rd Clackline Lot Road Reserve 50  High Flow
 Shire of Northam  Bodeguero Way Wundowie Lot 61  50 High Flow
 Shire of Northam  Opp #53 Clarke St Northam Lot Road Reserve  50 High Flow 
 Shire of Quairading  Quairading Rd Cunderdin South FL Lot Road Res Adj Lc 8543  25 Low Flow
 Shire of Quairading  Junction Rd Quairading Lot 189  50 High Flow
 Shire of Tammin  Tammin-Wyalkatchem Rd Main Conduit Central FL Lot 11486  20  Low Flow
 Shire of Tammin  Barrack Rd Tammin Lot Railway Res 80  High Flow
 Shire of Toodyay  241L Stirling Tce Toodyay Lot 241 Res 35142 25   Low Flow
 Shire of Toodyay  Northam-Toodyay Rd Avon Hills FL Lot Adj Lot 10  40 High Flow
 Shire of Trayning Railway St Trayning Lot Unknown   50  High Flow
 Shire of Westonia  Mcpharlin Rd Main Conduit East FL Lot 29  25  Low Flow
 Shire of Westonia  Koorda-Southern Cross Rd Main Conduit East FL Lot Road Reser  20 Low Flow
 Shire of Westonia  George Rd Main Conduit East FL Lot Road Reserve  20 Low Flow
 Shire of Westonia  George Rd Main Conduit East FL Lot Road Reserve  20 Low Flow
 Shire of Westonia  Evens St Warralakin Lot 5  40  High Flow
 Shire of Westonia  Warralakin Rd Main Conduit East FL Lot 795 Res 20238  50  High Flow
 Shire of Westonia  Carrabin South Rd Westonia Lot Rlwy Res  40  High Flow
 Shire of Westonia  Carrabin-Westonia Rd Westonia Lot 56  50  High Flow
 Shire of Westonia  Woolgar St Main Conduit East FL Lot Rlwy Res  40  High Flow
Shire of Wiluna  28 Scotia St Wiluna Lot 1486 Res 32988  20 Low Flow
 Shire of Wongan-Ballidu  Ballidu South East Rd Ballidu Lot Near Lot 257  50 High Flow
 Shire of Wongan-Ballidu  Depot Rd Wongan Hills Lot 174, 200  50 High Flow
 Shire of Wongan-Ballidu  Railway St Koorda-Buntine FL Lot Adj Lot 2  50 High Flow
 Shire of Wongan-Ballidu  James St Cadoux Lot Rlwy Res  50 High Flow
 Shire of Wongan-Ballidu  Rabbit Proof Fence Rd Koorda-Buntine FL Lot Standpipe  50 High Flow 
 Shire of Yilgarn  Castor St Southern Cross Lot 989 Res 5917  25  Low Flow
 Shire of Yilgarn  Cnr Panizza Frog Rock-Marvel Loch Rd Southern Cross FL Lot  20  Low Flow
 Shire of Yilgarn  Noongar Rd Main Conduit East FL Lot 81  25  Low Flow
 Shire of Yilgarn  Mcinnes St Moorine Rock Lot Railway Res  25  Low Flow
 Shire of Yilgarn  Bodallin Rd Main Conduit East FL Lot Railway Res  25  Low Flow
 Shire of Yilgarn  Ghooli South Rd Southern Cross FL Lot Adj L374  50 High Flow
 Shire of Yilgarn  Great Eastern Hwy Southern Cross Lot Garrett Standpipe  50 High Flow
 Shire of Yilgarn  1 Beaton Rd Southern Cross Lot 710 Res 12095  50 High Flow 
 Shire of Yilgarn  Koolyanobbing Rd Southern Cross FL Lot Adj 723 80  High Flow 
 Shire of Yilgarn Mcinnes St Moorine Rock Lot Railway Res  40  High Flow
 Shire of Yilgarn  Bodallin North Rd Main Conduit East FL Lot Adj L637  80 High Flow
 Shire of Yilgarn  Bodallin Rd Main Conduit East FL Lot Rlwy Res  50 High Flow
 Shire of Yilgarn  Noongar Rd Main Conduit East FL Lot Opp Lot 81  50 High Flow
 Shire of Yilgarn  End of Bullfinch Main Near Wc Cdp Bullfinch Lot Road Reserv  50 High Flow
 Shire of Yilgarn  Ghooli South Rd Southern Cross FL Lot Ub Main .065 Km  50 High Flow
 Shire of Yilgarn  Lenneberg St Marvel Loch Lot Opp Lot 121  50 High Flow
 Shire of York  Quairading-York Rd Northam-Beverley FL Lot Junction 50  High Flow
 Shire of York  Mannavale Rd Main Conduit West FL Lot Opp Lot 1  25 Low Flow

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Location Address Meter size Rating
City of Greater Geraldton  13 Webber Rd Moresby Lot Road Res  50  High Flow
 City of Greater Geraldton  Allanooka Springs Rd Allanooka FL Lot Road Reserve  50  High Flow
 City of Greater Geraldton  Roe Cl Allanooka FL Lot Road Reserve  40  High Flow
 City of Greater Geraldton  Edward Rd Allanooka FL Lot Road Reserve  50  High Flow
 City of Greater Geraldton  Edward Rd Narngulu Lot 27 50   High Flow
 City of Greater Geraldton  Casuarinas Rd Mullewa FL Lot Road Reserve  50  High Flow
 City of Greater Geraldton  Erangy Spring Rd Mullewa FL Lot Road Reserve  50  High Flow
 City of Greater Geraldton  La S/P Desmond Rd Mullewa FL Lot Res 20717  50  High Flow
 City of Greater Geraldton  Ardingly Rd Mullewa FL Lot Road Reserve  50  High Flow
 City of Greater Geraldton  Nr Bone Rd Geraldton-Mount Magnet Rd Mullewa FL Lot Road Res  50  High Flow
 City of Greater Geraldton  Adj L3 Geraldton-Mount Magnet Rd Mullewa FL Lot Road Reserve  50  High Flow
 Shire of Coorow  South St Coorow Lot 586m  20  High Flow
 Shire of Cue  Marshall St Cue Lot Opp Lot 51  50  High Flow
 Shire of Dandaragan  2 Clark St Dandaragan Lot 7 Res 27726  50  High Flow
 Shire of Dandaragan  Lesueur Dr Badgingarra Lot Opp Lot 173  50  High Flow
 Shire of Irwin  30 Bailey St Dongara Lot 38  50  High Flow
 Shire of Irwin  Bookara Rd Allanooka FL Lot 11974 Res 1020  50 High Flow 
 Shire of Meekatharra  Railway St Meekatharra Lot 500, 832, Res 38927 50   High Flow 
 Shire of Mingenew  Opp L444 Victoria Rd Mingenew Lot Road Reserve  50  High Flow 
 Shire of Moora  Roberts St Moora Lot 102 50   High Flow 
 Shire of Moora  Elliot Way Watheroo Lot Road Reserve  50  High Flow 
 Shire of Perenjori  Opp L301 Mullewa-Wubin Rd Perenjori Lot Road Reserve 50   High Flow 
 Shire of Shark Bay  23 Monkey Mia Rd Denham Lot 39  20  Low Flow
 Shire of Three Springs  Nxt L54 Daly St Arrino Lot Road Reserve  50  High Flow
 Shire of Three Springs  Glyde St Three Springs Lot Road Reserve  50   High Flow
 Shire of Victoria Plains  S/P Macpherson St Bolgart Lot Opp 166  50   High Flow
 Shire of Victoria Plains  Miling Rd Yerecoin Lot 11  50   High Flow
 Shire of Victoria Plains  7 Yulgering Rd Calingiri Lot 77  80  High Flow
 Shire of Ashburton  Onslow Rd Onslow Lot Road Reserve  50  High Flow
 Shire of Derby West Kimberley  Derby Hwy Derby Lot 226 Res 35129  25 Low Flow 
 Town of Port Hedland  Cooke Point Rd Port Hedland Lot Road Reserve  80  High Flow
 Town of Port Hedland  Cnr Banksia Murdoch Dr South Hedland Lot Road Reserve  50  High Flow

Standpipes fees and charges

Local shires are responsible for installing and maintaining infrastructure and setting the prices for accessing public regional standpipes. Please refer to the regional standpipes pricing FAQs for more information.

Please note that water use charges in regional towns are often higher than in metro areas because it’s more expensive to supply water there. This is mainly due to the remote locations and smaller populations, which means the costs are shared among fewer people. 

To help with this, we have a maximum charge per kilolitre for businesses, based on their Non-residential class step 15. This cap ensures that even if the cost of providing water is high, customers won’t face extremely high bills. For more information on current fees and charges, please refer to our fixed regional standpipes fees and charges

Your responsibilities

Please ask the shire for advice on how to safely access the fixed standpipes before using it.

  • Treat carted potable water before drinking, showering, food preparation and other potable uses.
  • Seek treatment advice for carted potable water from the Department of Health, where required.
  • Report faults and damage to a public regional standpipe to the local shire.
  • Seek advice on safely accessing the regional standpipe before operating it.
  • Report misuse of fire-fighting standpipes to Water Corporation.

From time to time, Water Corporation may advise a public fixed standpipe is not to be used for operational reasons. You must comply with this directive to protect the drinking water supply.

Drought conditions

A 'Water Deficiency Declaration' is a government response to provide water to farmers for emergency animal welfare needs during very dry periods. 

Water Deficiency Declarations are made by the Minister for Water, in consultation with the Department of Water and Environmental Regulation (DWER) and the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD). 

When a declared drought zone exists, shire-owned high-flow standpipes will be made available at concessional rates in accordance with the terms of the declaration. If conditions for commercial use relief are not specified in the declaration, standard rates will apply. 

Water made available from standpipes/tanks linked to a piped water service is intended for short-term emergency use only and not used as a regular source of water to provide for the ongoing needs of a farming business. 

Unrestricted draw down from standpipes may compromise the supply rate to landholders connected directly to the pipeline or town residents. Water Corporation reserve the right to close standpipes should supply be compromised.

Closure of standpipes

We may occasionally close standpipes for a variety of reasons.

Short term supply issues

When demand for water exceeds the town supply, we may need to close fixed standpipes to maintain a reliable drinking water service to customers connected to scheme water.

Maintenance

Occasionally we need to close standpipes if maintenance to the scheme is required. This can be due to leaks, planned maintenance or scheme upgrades etc.

Fires

Bush fires often damage critical water infrastructure and make fixed standpipes unavailable. While we will do everything possible to maintain scheme water supplies during a bushfire, it cannot be guaranteed and should not be relied upon as the primary source of water for firefighting purposes.

Standpipes are generally provided in sections of the network where both residential and commercial connections to the scheme are established as a Non-Standard Water Service where prior notification of interruption or closure is not required and the same regulated time constraints do not bind restoration of supply as those connected to the scheme.