South East

If your water application form is lodged after 2pm on 21 June 2019 there is no guarantee that the application will be determined in the 2018-2019 year.

Water licence and permit forms

Download forms for prescribed water resources areas in the South East from the list below and apply using the instructions on the forms.

To apply for an activity relating to wells, well driller's licences, notations of interest, using effluent or imported water and general meter testing, please use a statewide form.

Find out whether you need to apply for a water licence or permit.

For questions about the forms phone (08) 8735 1134

Permits and licences are required for the following water resources area because it is covered by a Water Allocation Plan (WAP). A WAP is a legal document that sets out the rules for managing the take and use of prescribed water resources areas to ensure resource sustainability.

Find out more information about what a WAP is and why they are important.

South East

Form
New water licence
Transfer of a water licence
Transfer water allocation
Vary water licence
Special meter reading
Convert holding to taking
Forest water licence
Vary forest water licence
Forest allocation transfer form
Forest land transfer form

Click here to view form.

Acknowledgement of Country

The Department for Environment and Water acknowledges Aboriginal people as the First Peoples and Nations of the lands and waters we live and work upon and we pay our respects to their Elders past, present and emerging. We acknowledge and respect the deep spiritual connection and the relationship that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have to Country.

The Department works in partnership with the First Peoples of South Australia and supports their Nations to take a leading role in caring for their Country.