You will need a water share to take water from a declared water system, including:
- a waterway (including the River Murray)
- an aquifer
- a spring or soak
- a dam (except rainwater dams supplied from the roof of a building or from a waterway or bore).
A water share is an ongoing entitlement to a share of the water available in your water system. It gives you a right to a share of water in the dams.
A water share is considered to be a piece of property that may be resold to another person independent of the land, mortgaged or transferred (leased) for a fixed period of time. Generally, you will have to purchase it from an existing entitlement holder.
