Water control districts

Water control districts in the Northern Territory are areas where there is a need for improved management of water resources.

This is to avoid overusing groundwater reserves, river flows or wetlands.

Get the map of all water control districts or the map of water allocation planning areas for the Northern Territory.

You can find the water allocation plan on the Department of Environment and Natural Resources website.

Alice Springs

Get the map of the Alice Springs water control district.

Read the government gazette PDF (530.1 KB) for the declaration of the area.

Daly Roper Beetaloo

Get the map of the Daly Roper Beetaloo water control district.

Read the government gazette PDF (165.8 KB) for the declaration of the area.

Darwin rural

Get the map of the Darwin rural water control district.

Read the government gazette PDF (333.2 KB) for the declaration of the area.

Find out more about water levels at the Darwin Rural Groundwater Watch on the Department of  Environment and Natural Resources website.

Read about how changes to the Water Act might affect you on the Department of Environment and Natural Resources website.

Gove

Get the map of the Gove water control district.

Read the government gazette PDF (94.2 KB) for the declaration of the area.

Great Artesian Basin

Get the map of the Great Artesian Basin water control district.

Read the government gazette PDF (182.7 KB) for the declaration of the area.

Tennant Creek

Get the map of the Tennant Creek water control district.

Read the government gazette PDF (52.3 KB) for the declaration of the area.

Ti Tree

Get the map of the Ti Tree water control district.

Read the government gazette PDF (128.6 KB) for the declaration of the area.

Western Davenport

Get the map of the Western Davenport water control district.

Read the government gazette PDF (52.3 KB) for the declaration of the area.