About Us

Harvey Water is a self-funded cooperative which delivers non-potable water to its members and a broad customer base, located 100km south of Perth, in Western Australia.
 
Water is sourced from local dams through a licensing agreement with the Department of Water and Environmental Regulation and delivered through gravity flow in a network of channels and pipes to the Harvey, Waroona and Collie River districts. This 112,000 hectare footprint is known as the Harvey Water Irrigation Area.
 
Water is supplied sustainably and efficiently and delivered to Harvey Water's 723 irrigator members and to more than 460 non-member customers for industrial, mining, construction, hobby farming, garden, fire attenuation and community use.
 
A unique gravity-fed system provides water under pressure, delivering a more cost effective supply than traditional pumped schemes.​
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Footprint 112,000 Ha
Total area of farms within the District 34,369 Ha
Irrigated land 6,063 Ha
Lined channels 85 kilometres
Unlined channels 171 kilometres
Piped 549 kilometres
Number of Supply Points 1,514

Shareholder irrigators 1,204
Rural Water Service (RWS) Customers 365
Bylaw 89
Other Customers (Industry, civil, community) 39

CORPORATE STRUCTURE

Harvey Water is the trading name of South West Irrigation Management Cooperative – a Western Australian registered cooperative.  Harvey Water holds water and operating licenses, owns and maintains water delivery infrastructure (pipes and pumps) and manages the day to day customer service and compliance operations of the business.  We deliver water and provide water treatment services and use revenues earned to maintain and develop infrastructure for the benefit of our members and customers.  We are constantly looking for efficiencies and new sources of water to meet the challenges of a drying climate for the benefit of members
 
The cooperative is under the direction of a Board of Directors who are members and fellow irrigators. The Directors are elected by their peers with the addition of an independent Director.  The Board works alongside Harvey Water’s management team to diligently care for the interests of members and customers.  Members are encouraged to get involved in the development and success of their cooperative.​