Northern Territory

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A water licence is an entitlement to take and use a bore to source groundwater or use surface water from a waterway (rivers and creeks).

Along with a water licence, you will be provided with a water entitlement - the volume of water that you are permitted to use.

A water licence is typically granted for a 10-year period but under special circumstances, you may be approved for a longer term.

In the Northern Territory, you pertain a water extraction licence to take or use water.

Before drilling a bore or completing bore construction, you will have to have a water drilling licence.

There are three types of water drilling licences in NT:

Water Drilling Licence Class 1: includes single non-flowing aquifer systems.
Water Drilling Licence Class 2: includes multiple non-flowing aquifer systems.
Water Drilling Licence Class 3: includes flowing aquifer systems.

Water Rights in the Northern Territory

Water in the NT is governed by the:

in conjunction with the Water Act 2007 (Cth).