Water Corporation

Who Is the Water Corporation?

Water Corporation is the principal supplier of water, wastewater and drainage services throughout the state of Western Australia.[1] It is the seventh successive agency to deal with the services in Perth, Western Australia.

With offices in Perth, Bunbury, Albany, Karratha, Geraldton, Northam and Kalgoorlie, Water Corporation’s services, projects and activities span 2.6 million square kilometres.[1]

Water Corporation employs over 2,746 people and manages an asset base over $37 billion (AUD) in water supply, wastewater, drainage infrastructure and bulk water for irrigation.[2]

Water Corporation is owned by the Western Australian Government and is accountable to its sole shareholder, the Minister for Water. Most of Water Corporation’s surplus is returned to the Government as a dividend to contribute to the development of the state, with the remainder invested in capital works.

What Sector Does Water Corporation Operate In?

Primary business activity:	Water
Sector:	Infrastructure and Supply

What Is Water Corporation Fleet Make-Up?

Passenger:	132 of which 71% are Star ANCAP
Light Commercial:	252 manual 597 automatic and 71% are 5 Star ANCAP
Heavy Vehicles:	126
Hire Vehicles:	0
TOTAL:	1107

How Far Does Water Corporation Travel?

Passenger Kms:	2,374,615
Light Commercial Kms:	24,032,791
Heavy Vehicles Kms:	3,761,307
Total	30,168,731

Water Corporation's Contributions to the NRSPP & Points of Contact

Shane Sharples

Corporate Fleet & Logistics Manager

Water Corporation sowed the seeds for the NRSPP Utilities during the consultation as part of the NRSPP 2015 Benchmarking Project in Perth. Shane Sharples attended the workshop and challenged the NRSPP Program Director to create a Utilities Forum based around the template created during the consultation. Following discussions with SAPN and several other utility organisations the Utilities Forum was created and kindly hosted by SAPN on the 22 July 2015 at Oaks Plaza Pier Hotel at Glenelg which Water Corporation supplied data and each year following to.

What has resulted following this forum was the establishment of an amazing network within the utilities sector. The following provides a summary of Water Corporation’s leadership as part of the NRSPP Utilities Forum.

Active Partner of the Utilities Forum Executive since it was formed in 2015.
Water Corporation has attended and provided a completed template to each and every Utilities since the inaugural forum they kindly hosted:
- 2015 NRSPP Utilities Forum – Final Report
- 2016 NRSPP Utilities Forum – Final Report
- Water Corporation kindly hosted the 2017 Utilities Forum in Perth which generated the 2017 Utilities Forum Final Report
- 2018 NRSPP Utilities Forum Final Report
  - NRSPP Utilities Forum – 2018 Reflections Video
- 2019 NRSPP Utilities Forum – Final Report