Water licensing portal

You can get information about decisions for all current water allocation licences in the Northern Territory (NT) using the water licensing portal.

You can get:

• maps of water control districts and water allocation plans
• information about water advisory committees
• information about current and pending licences
• details about how your licence is assessed
• information about how water is extracted and used
• spatial and dashboard analytics
• technical and scientific documents.

How to use the portal

Watch the video below.

Terms used in the portal

You'll see the below terms in the portal:

• Advertised – a water licence application has been received, advertised publicly and a decision is yet to be made.
• Granted – a water licensing decision has been made by the Controller of Water Resources.
• Notice of intention (NoI) - the controller must provide a NoI to make a water extraction licence decision.
  • This notice is published in a newspaper circulating throughout the NT, and where appropriate, in the general locality to which the application relates.
  • This notice includes information relating to the application, such as the where the water will be extracted from, what it will be used for and how much is being applied for.
• Notice of decision (NoD) - following the granting of a water extraction licence, the controller must give notice of the decision.
  • This notice must give a brief statement of the reasons for the decision, where the full decision can be found, and how to appeal.
• Statement of decision (SoD) - provided by the controller when a licence decision is made outlining all the relevant factors which were taken into account when a decision is made. These factors include:
  • the availability of water
  • if any water allocation plan applies
  • any adverse effects created by the activity
  • the quantity of water
  • the beneficial use
  • any other factors the controller considers relevant.