Surface water and Dam Construction Licence Application Forms

Fee schedules for surface water applications are not included with the application kits.  

Please download a fee schedule from the fees and charges page.

For more information about surfacewater licensing click here

For assistance with accessing or completing application forms please email the licensing unit or call 1800 013 357. 

Application Forms: 

1. Licence to take and use surface water and operate works 

Application for a new/amended Licence to Take and Use Surface Water / Operate Works (285 Kb)
Application for transfer of a Licence to Take and Use Surface Water / Operate Works upon sale of land (218 Kb)
Application to renew a Licence to Take and Use Surface Water / Operate Works (167 Kb)
Application to subdivide a Licence to Take and Use Water / Operate Works (266 Kb)
Application to amalgamate Licenses to Take and Use Water / Operate Works (247 Kb)
Application for surrender of a Licence to Take and Use Water / Operate Works (211 Kb)

2. Transfer (trade) a licence to take and use surface water to another location

Application to permanently transfer (all or part) of a Licence to Take and Use Surface water (298 Kb)
Application to temporarily transfer (all or part) of a Licence to Take and Use Surface water (172 Kb)

3. Licence to construct, alter or operate works (dam or weir)

Application for a Works Licence to construct, alter or decommission a dam or other structure – on or off a waterway (344 Kb)

Application for a Licence to Operate Works (dam or weir) on a waterway or off a waterway (large or potentially hazardous dam) (272 Kb)
Application to register the construction or alteration of a Domestic Stock or Aesthetic dam (193 Kb)

4. Other surface water forms and information

Application for a Private Right Determination (197 Kb)
Application for a Waterway Determination & Catchment Assessment (135 Kb)