Water Extraction Licence - NT - Australian Business Licence and Information Service

Description

You may need this licence if you intend to take surface water or groundwater in a water control district, and you do not have direct access to the water source. Surface water is water stored in dams and tanks. Groundwater is water from below the surface of the ground and includes water from a bore or aquifer.

The following districts are water control districts:

Alice Springs
Daly Roper Beetaloo
Darwin rural
Gove
Great Artesian Basin
Tennant Creek
Ti Tree
Western Davenport.

This licence will allow you to take water using a bore or river pump system.

Service type

Licence

A licence defines the need to obtain recognition / certification and registration to undertake a certain business activity.

Eligibility requirements

Please contact the agency to identify any eligibility requirements.

Duration

A permit is valid for 10 years unless otherwise agreed

Fees

Task	Type	Business Structure	Description
Apply	Application	All	Please check with the agency for information on fees to be submitted.

Forms

Task	Business Structure	Resources
Apply	All	Commercially Confidential Information - PDF (Opens in new window)
Apply	All	Water Extraction Licence Application - PDF (Opens in new window)
Renew	All	Renew a Water Extraction Licence - PDF (Opens in new window)
Transfer	All	Transfer a Water Extraction Licence - PDF (Opens in new window)
Vary	All	Application to Amend a Licence - PDF (Opens in new window)

Act(s) name

Water Act 1992 Northern Territory (Opens in new window)

Regulation(s) name

Water Regulations 1992 Northern Territory (Opens in new window)

Approval time

It may take three to four months to process your licence application.

Administering agency

Department of Environment, Parks and Water Security

Contact details

**Please use these contact details for help or more information:**

Water Licensing Officer - Alice Springs

Department of Environment, Parks and Water Security
Northern Territory
Operating address:	AZRI Building Stuart Highway South Alice Springs NT 0871
Mailing address:	PO Box 1120 Alice Springs NT 0871
Phone:	08 8951 9215
Fax:	08 8951 9268
Email:	water.Licensing@nt.gov.au
Website:	Water (Opens in new window)

**Please use these contact details for help or more information:**

Water Licensing Officer - Darwin

Department of Environment, Parks and Water Security
Northern Territory
Operating address:	Goyder Building Level 4 25 Chung Wah Terrace Palmerston, Northern Territory 0830
Mailing address:	PO BOX 496 Palmerston, Northern Territory 0831
Phone:	08 8999 3660
Fax:	08 8999 3666
Email:	water.Licensing@nt.gov.au
Website:	Water (Opens in new window)

**Please use these contact details for help or more information:**

Water Licensing Officer - Katherine

Department of Environment, Parks and Water Security
Northern Territory
Operating address:	32 Giles Street Katherine, Northern Territory 0852
Mailing address:	PRIVATE BAG 123 Katherine, Northern Territory 0852
Phone:	08 8951 9215
Email:	water.Licensing@nt.gov.au
Website:	Water (Opens in new window)

Supporting information

Water Extraction Licence (Opens in new window)

Water Extraction Licence - Northern Territory