In this Topic

• Water Licensing - FAQs
  Essential information relating to water licences and dam works.
• Know Your Water Licence
  Information helping you understand your water licence and what you can and can't under your water licence.
• Water Allocation Surety Levels
  What water allocation surety levels mean in regards to access to water
• Do I need a Water Licence?
  Who requires a water licence and how to apply.
• Applying for a Water Licence/Allocation
  How to apply for a water licence (includes links to forms, how to apply and payment options)
• Transferring Water Licences and Dam Permits
  Information on how to transfer water licences and/or allocations and dam permits either for a short term of permanent transfer.
• Accounting for your water
  New conditions are being added to water licences that will require the keeping of records to demonstrate compliance.
• Maintaining/Updating Customer Information
  You can keep your water licence secure by verifying your customer data.
• Making the Most of Your Water Factsheets
  Some factsheets to assist licence holders in understanding how planning, recording and reviewing their water use can assist in being compliant with water licences.
• Selling Water
  Licensing issues that must be considered when selling water and links to required forms.
• Surface Water Catchments
  Water management is focussed on 48 catchments across Tasmania.
• Temporary Water Allocations
  Under what circumstances are temporary water allocations issued?
• Undertaking Riverworks
  Requirements for undertaking works in rivers.
• Water Districts and Entities
  A Water District may be created under the Water Management Act 1999 for various purposes, including water supply, irrigation and undertaking riverworks.
• Water licences and property
  Information on what to do with water licences when buying or selling a property.
• Water Licences Do's and Don'ts
  To be compliant with your water licence you must take the specified amount of water from the named location at the right time
• Water Management Regions
  Tasmania is divided into water management regions, with major offices in Hobart, Prospect, Devonport and Burnie.
• Water Meters
  Water meters are recognised as one of the most reliable methods to measure and account for water taken under water licences.
• Water Restrictions
  Water restrictions are imposed when water supplies are low.
• Watercourse Authorities
  If water is being released from a dam into a watercourse to be picked up downstream you will need a Watercourse Authority. A Watercourse Authority is an approval that authorises a person to convey, via a watercourse, water that has been taken and stored under the Water Management Act 1999 (“the Act") or the Irrigation Clauses Act 1973.