Water related works

Development permit application forms for water related works are administered by the Department of Infastructure and Development (DIP). You can find the Application for a development permit on DIP's website.

If you are lodging a 'development application for water related works' together with an 'application for a water licence', you do not have to pay the application fee for the 'development application'. In this case you will need to only pay the fees associated with the 'application for a water licence'.

If you are lodging a 'devlopment application for water related works' without an 'application for a water licence', the devlopment application fee applies.

Use this form to notify the department of existing works that take overland flow water. Note: works that take overland flow and are used solely for stock or domestic purposes do NOT require notification. Please contact the Toowoomba Office if you require assistance or alternatively email overland flow.

Guideline (PDF, 63K)* for completing the form.

Notice of works - part A (PDF, 56K)*

Use this form to notify the department of existing and future sub-artesian works and associated water use in the south east region.

Guideline (PDF, 38K)* for completing the form.

Notice of works - part B (PDF, 56K)*

Use this form to notify the department of existing and future sub-artesian works and associated water use in south east region (to be completed for each bore listed in the Notice of Works - Part A).

Guideline (PDF, 40K)* for completing the form.

Notice of works - Burdekin River (downstream of Warren's Gully) (PDF, 69K)*

Use this form to notify the department of works that take water from the Burdekin River (downstream of Warren's Gully), including the anabranch, and that were constructed prior to 1 January 1988. Notification is only required if the owner currently does not hold a water entitlement to take water during the works.

Use these forms to continue using existing works for the taking of groundwater in the Einasleigh Groundwater Management Area (in the Gulf Water Resource Plan area) and the Chillagoe Groundwater Management Area (in the Mitchell Water Resource Plan area), they must give the department notification of works in existence before 17 October 2003. This form is in two parts.

Notice of works - part A landowner details (PDF, 59K)*

Please complete a separate Part A for each groundwater dependant activity on adjoining properties where groundwater was being used before 17 October 2003.

Guideline (PDF, 63K)* for completing the form.

Please complete a separate Part B for each water bore used to take water for an activity on a property you mention in Part A.

Use these forms to continue using existing works for the taking of declared water in the Gulf and Mitchell water resource plan areas, they must give the department notification of works in existence before 17 October 2003. This form is in two parts.

Notice of works - part A landowner details (PDF, 56K)*

Please complete a separate Part A for each groundwater dependant activity on adjoining properties where groundwater was being used before 17 October 2003.

Guideline (PDF, 64K)* for completing the form.

Please complete a separate Part B for each water bore used to take water for an activity on a property you mention in Part A.

Following a recent amendment to the Water Regulation 2002, owners of land are now required to notify the department, before 5:00 pm on 28 August 2009, about existing subartesian bores and associated water use from land in Implementation Area 2A (AP14824) of the Lockyer Valley groundwater management area. The form is in several parts.

Notice of works - part A land owner details (PDF, 57K)*

Please complete a separate Part A for each group of adjoining properties.

Guideline (PDF, 46K)* for completing the form.

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Notice of works - part B water bore details (PDF, 54K)*

Please complete a separate Part B for each water bore or well located on a property you mention in Part A.

Guideline (PDF, 40K)* for completing the form.

Notice of works - part C1 associated activities - alluvium (PDF, 44K)*

Use this form to provide information about each groundwater activity that is using groundwater taken from alluvial aquifers.

Guideline (PDF, 34K)* for completing the form.

Notice of works - part C2 associated activities - hardrock (PDF, 44K)* 

Use this form to provide information about each groundwater activity that is using groundwater taken from fractured hardrock aquifers.

Guideline (PDF, 34K)* for completing the form.

Notice of works - part C3 associated activities - sandstone (PDF, 44K)*

Use this form to provide information about each groundwater activity that is using groundwater taken from sandstone aquifers.

Guideline (PDF, 34K)* for completing the form.

Notice of works - part D groundwater dependent activities (PDF, 37K)*

Use this form to provide information about planned groundwater dependent activities, intended to occur on the properties identified in Part A.

Guideline (PDF, 37K)* for completing the form.

Notice of works - part A land owner details (PDF, 56K)*

Please complete a separate Part A for each group of adjoining properties.

Guideline (PDF, 47K)* for completing the form.

Notice of works - part B water bore details (PDF, 58K)*

Please complete a separate Part B for each water bore located on a property you mention in Part A.

Guideline (PDF, 58K)* for completing the form.

Notice of works - part C groundwater dependent activity (PDF, 44K)*

Please complete a separate Part C for each groundwater dependent activity located on a property you mention in Part A, where groundwater was being used before 31 March 2005.

Guideline (PDF, 35K)* for completing the form.

Notice of works - part D planned groundwater dependent activity that had not been completed on 31 March 2005 (PDF, 48K)*

Please complete a separate Part D for each groundwater dependent activity located on a property you mention in Part A, that had not been fully developed on the 31 March 2005, when a moratorium on constructing new water bores commenced, but where a significant financial commitment had been made toward the activity.

Guideline (PDF, 44K)* for completing the form.

Refer to ‘answers to frequently asked questions’ or contact the department’s Mackay office on 07 4967 0645 if further information or assistance is required. The form is in two parts.

Notice of works - part A (PDF, 56K)*

Please complete a separate Part A for each group of adjoining properties.

Guideline (PDF, 55K)* for completing the form.

Please complete a separate Part B for each of the works located on a property you mention in Part A.

Guideline (PDF, 48K)* for completing the form.

Under section 49I of the Water Resource (Pioneer Valley) Plan 2002 as amended October 2009, the owner of existing works is authorised to continue using the works to take groundwater for a purpose other than stock or domestic, for 60 business days after the commencement of the plan.

For this authority to be continued the owner must give notice of the works to the chief executive of the Department of Environment and Resource Management in the approved form by 5.00pm Wednesday 6 January 2010.

If the owner gives notice of the works by this date, the owner may continue to use the works that take groundwater until the owner is granted a water licence or a water allocation.

An indicative map (PDF, 197K)* shows the boundary area. The exact location of the boundary is held in digital electronic format and may be inspected at the Department of Environment and Resource Management Mackay office.

To notify the department, please complete the following form (the form is in two parts):

Pioneer Valley Notice of works Part A – Landowner details (PDF, 58K)*

Part A must be completed for each group of adjoining properties where works that take groundwater exist.

Guidelines for completing Part A (PDF, 50K)*

A separate part B must then be completed for each of the works on the listed properties.

Guidelines for completing Part B (PDF, 31K)*