Bore Work Permit - Northern Territory

Description

You will need a bore work permit if you intend to construct or undertake work on water bores in the Northern Territory. Water bore means a natural or constructed hole in the ground which may be used taking groundwater, monitoring the condition of groundwater or injecting water to recharge an aquifer.

Bore work can include:

  • drilling, decommissioning, constructing, altering, deepening, plugging, back filing or sealing off a bore
  • removing, replacing, altering, slotting or repairing the casing, lining or screen of a bore.

Service type

Licence

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

Eligibility requirements

To be eligible, you must:

  • provide required contact details
  • attach a scaled map to your application which shows the proposed location of your bore, key landmarks and a North point
  • submit your application with required information.

Duration

Two years.

Fees

Please check with the agency for information on fees to be submitted.

Forms

Task Business Structure Resources
Apply All Application for a Bore Work Permit - PDF (Opens in new window)

Application process

Apply

If you are applying to drill and construct a new bore, you will need to attach a scaled map to your application that shows:

  • the proposed location of your bore
  • key landmarks
  • a North point. 
If you are applying for a licence in relation to an existing bore, you will need to include your bore number on the application. This starts with RN and should be displayed on your bore.

Additional information

A bore work permit does not grant a right to take water from a bore.

Administering agency

Department of Environment, Parks and Water Security

Contact details

Contact Email, Phone and Address Details for this service in simple two column table format, header then data.

Please use these contact details for help or more information:

Water Licensing Officer - Alice Springs

Department of Environment, Parks and Water Security
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)

Contact Email, Phone and Address Details for this service in simple two column table format, header then data.

Please use these contact details for help or more information:

Water Licensing Officer - Darwin

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

Contact Email, Phone and Address Details for this service in simple two column table format, header then data.

Please use these contact details for help or more information:

Water Licensing Officer - Katherine

Department of Environment, Parks and Water Security
Operating address: 32 Giles Street
Katherine, Northern Territory 0852
Mailing address: PRIVATE BAG 123
Katherine, Northern Territory 0852
Contact us other: 08 8951 9215
Email: water.Licensing@nt.gov.au
Contact us website: https://nt.gov.au/environment/water/water-resources-of-the-nt/contact-water-resources (Opens in new window)