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Licensing and permits
Water licensing and permits
Licensing rules
When you need a licence and conditions and policies.
Exemptions
Exempted activities from the operation of the Water Act.
Water extraction licence
Find out if you need a licence to take surface water or groundwater in the Northern Territory.
Bore work and use
Identifying your water needs, where to put a bore and how to build a bore.
Water drilling
Water driller licence classes and endorsements, how to apply and bore work responsibilities.
Interfere with a waterway
When and how to get a permit to construct a dam or alter construction works within a waterway.
Apply, renew or amend a waste discharge licence
For activities where waste will come into contact with water.
Water licensing portal
View decisions for all current water allocation licences in the Northern Territory.
Public comments
How to make a public comment on a water extraction licence application.
