The Shire has been alerted to concerns raised by residents in the Gelorup area regarding issues with their residential water bores, with reports indicating a noticeable change, including the availability of water and water pressure.
 
The Department of Water and Environmental Regulation (DWER) is responsible for managing the State’s water resources.
 
The Shire, on behalf of Gelorup residents, is collecting information to report directly to DWER. Please provide as much information as possible to the questions below. 

Any affected resident may also make direct contact with the Department of Water and Environmental Regulation about their specific circumstances.

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* 1. Name

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* 2. Address of the property where the bore is located?

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* 3. Please describe the nature of your water bore/supply issues or concerns

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* 4. How long has the issue been occurring?

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* 5. How long have you lived at the property?

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* 6. Have you had similar problems previously, and if so when and how often has this occurred?

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* 7. Have you undertaken any investigations or remedial action, what did you find?

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* 8. Do you have a groundwater licence?

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* 9. What do you use the water for? (garden watering, house water supply etc)

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* 10. Do you have a bore log describing the bore hole drilled?

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* 11. What year was your bore drilled/installed?

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* 12. Do you know how deep your bore is?

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* 13. Do you know how deep your intake is (i.e. how deep do you take water from)?

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* 14. Do you have a pump at surface or do you have submersible (below the water level) pump in the bore?

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* 15. How often do you pump from your bore (i.e. daily, every second day, etc)?

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* 16. What time of day do you pump from your bore (i.e. early morning, evening, both)?

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* 17. How long do you pump on any given day in total (i.e. 1 hour based on 4 stations at 15 minutes per station)?

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* 18. What do you consider your neighbour’s use like (i.e. efficient, normal, over-use – please describe if you can?

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* 19. Is there any other information that you would like to include?

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* 20. Would you like to receive updates from the Shire as they become available?    If so, please provide your email address below.

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