The WA rules, in a sentence or two. Busselton plumbers hold the same Plumbers Licensing Board licence as plumbers in Perth, with the same requirement that the PL number appears in advertising and the same notice and certificate of compliance for major work such as a water heater replacement. Our Perth plumbers page goes through the regulations. The rest of this section is about what is particular to Busselton.
Busselton Water, and Dunsborough's exception. Busselton Water supplies drinking water to Busselton and surrounds. Dunsborough is served differently: Busselton Water sells bulk water to the Water Corporation's Mewett Road treatment plant at Quindalup, and the Water Corporation distributes it to the Dunsborough township and nearby areas. That matters for a plumber's website, because Busselton Water's offers, including the toilet and rainwater tank rebates, are for its own residential customers only, and its leak allowance applies to its own accounts. A Dunsborough household deals with the Water Corporation instead.
What the rebate paperwork asks of you. Under the rainwater tank rebate's terms, the customer sends a copy of an itemised receipt for the tank and proof of installation costs, and the receipt or invoice has to show the customer's name, the address and the tank's capacity in litres. In section 5 the plumber who connected the tank states its size and certifies that it meets the relevant standards and is plumbed in and fully operational. The leak allowance works on a similar footing: a hidden leak repaired within 60 days of the notice or high bill, and repaired or verified by a licensed plumber, with the application and a digital copy of the repair invoice lodged within three months of the original notice. If your invoices already carry those details, say so on the site.
Backflow on business premises. Busselton Water's information sheet for plumbing contractors sets the connection rules for commercial and industrial sites. A containment device goes in downstream of each boundary meter or fire service, no closer to the meter outlet than five pipe diameters or 300 mm, whichever is greater, with no connections in between, and new or relocated fire services need at least a medium-rated device such as a double check valve. It counts as plumbing work, so the Plumbers Licensing Board receives your notice of intention, and after testing a medium or high risk device you lodge the report with Busselton Water within 5 working days.
Septic, sewer and the bay. Properties in parts of the City without deep sewer must install onsite effluent systems, and the City suggests checking with the Water Corporation whether sewer is available. For a house producing under 540 litres a day, the owner applies to the City, which aims to assess within 21 days of receiving everything it needs and inspects the system before it can be used; larger or commercial systems need Department of Health approval. The City can sometimes supply plans of an existing septic system from its files. Septic systems were identified in the 2010 Water Quality Improvement Plan as a significant source of nitrogen and phosphorus in Toby Inlet, and the Water Corporation's infill sewerage project there connected 206 dwellings at Quindalup.
Gas, and working with us. The Economic Regulation Authority lists Busselton among the towns served by ATCO's gas distribution systems, so gas hot water and appliance work belongs on your site if you hold a gasfitting permit. We're an Adelaide team and work with South West businesses by phone and email. We haven't built for a WA client yet, so the examples below are from Queensland and South Australia.