VANDALS broke a padlock on a water outlet and released 250 million litres of water at Samson Pipehead Dam in Waroona on Monday.
The Water Corporation reported the incident to police who are investigating.
Water Corporation Great Southern regional manager John Janssen said this vandalism will not result in water restrictions being imposed on the people of Waroona.
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READ NOW“Waroona is supplied with water from the Integrated Water Supply Scheme (IWSS) which supplies water to around two million people in Perth, Mandurah, parts of the South West and through the Goldfields and Agricultural Water Supply Scheme,” he said.
“Water for the IWSS is sourced from dams, groundwater and desalination.
“Waroona is subject to the permanent two-day-per-week sprinkler roster throughout spring, summer and autumn.”
Samson Pipehead Dam is a smaller dam, which mainly holds water from the larger Samson Dam for environmental release.
Mr Janssen said vandalism at dams which results in a release of water is an extremely rare occurrence.
Damaging Water Corporation property is against the law.
“Criminal vandalism of water infrastructure is always a concern, especially when it wastes precious water,” Mr Janssen said.
“We are extremely disappointed in the damage to the dam and the resulting loss of water.
“We always ask people to contact Police immediately if they see any suspicious activity near one of our assets.”