NATIONAL
National Uniform Drillers Licensing Committee
formerly Land and Water Biodiversity Committee
• Minimum Construction Requirements for Water Bores in Australia
AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY
Department of the Environment, Climate Change, Energy and Water
Macarthur House, 12 Wattle Street, Lyneham ACT
GPO Box 158, Canberra City, ACT 2601
Phone: 13 2281 (13ACT1)
Email: environment@act.gov.au
Web: environment.act.gov.au/water
• Information for bore owners and drillers
NEW SOUTH WALES
NSW Office of Water
Head Office
227 Elizabeth Street, Sydney, NSW 2000 (near Town Hall)
GPO Box 3889, Sydney, NSW 2001
Phone: + (02) 8281 7777
Fax: (02) 8281 7799
Email: information@dwe.nsw.gov.au
Web: www.water.nsw.gov.au
Telephone information lines (Hours of business 8.30am to 5.00pm Monday to Friday)
• Water licensing enquiries by state region
General enquiries: +61 (0)2 8281 7777
Energy Information Line: 1300 136 888
Water legislation non-compliance reporting: 1800 633 362
Water licensing enquiries and searches: 1800 353 104
NORTHERN TERRITORY
Department of Natural Resources, Environment, The Arts and Sport
Water Management Branch (Northern)
REGION - DARWIN
4th Floor, Goyder Building,Palmerston
PO Box 496, Palmerston NT 083
Phone: (08) 8999 3678, (08) 8999 3647
Fax: (08) 8999 3666
Email: Water.Nreta@nt.gov.au
Web: www.nt.gov.au/nreta/water/
REGION - KATHERINE
Phone: (08) 8973 8840
Fax: (08) 8973 8894
Email: Water.Nreta@nt.gov.au
Web: www.nt.gov.au/nreta/water/
Water Management Branch (Southern)
Water Management Branch, Natural Resource Management
Department of Natural Resources, Environment and the Arts
PO Box 1120 , Alice Springs, NT 087
Phone: (08) 8951 9215
Fax: (08) 8951 9268
Email: alicewaterplan@nt.gov.au
Web: www.nt.gov.au/nreta/water/
To undertake water bore drilling practices in the Northern Territory you must be licenced under the NT Water Act. Please see below for relevant forms and information.
Applying to be a NT Water Bore Driller
• Driller Licence Application Guidelines (pdf 27Kb)
• How to Obtain a Drillers Licence (pdf 83Kb)
• How to Correctly Fill Out a Statement of Bore (pdf 450Kb)
• Application for a NT Drillers Licence (pdf 121Kb)
List of Current NT Licensed Drillers
• List of Licensed Drillers (pdf 14Kb)
• Contact List of NT Water Drilling Companies (24.1Kb)
QUEENSLAND
Department of Environment and Resource Management
28 Peters Street, Mareeba, QLD 4880
PO Box 156 Mareeba, QLD 4880
Contact: Bruce Keogh, Principal Technical Officer
Phone: (07) 4048 4875
Fax: (07) 4092 2366
Mobile: 0427 603 077
Email: bruce.keogh@derm.qld.gov.au
Web: www.derm.qld.gov.au
Click here for North QLD water bore moratorium information
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Department of Water, Land and Biodiversity Conservation
Water Permits Enquiries
Phone: (08) 8463 6863
Water Licence Enquiries
Phone: (08) 8463 6876
Web: www.dwlbc.sa.gov.au
www.dwlbc.sa.gov.au/water/index.html
• Drillhole Enquiry System
TASMANIA
Department of Parks, Primary Industries, Water and Environment
1 Franklin Wharf Hobart
GPO Box 44, Hobart, Tas 7001
Contacts: Jason Bayly-Stark / Don Rockliff
Phone: (03) 62332923
Fax: (03) 62244977
Email: jason.bayly-stark@dpipwe.tas.gov.au
Web: www.dpiw.tas.gov.au
Water quality testing
Analytical Services Tasmania
18 St Johns Ave New Town TAS, 7008
New Town Laboratory 18 St Johns Avenue NEW TOWN HOBART TAS 7008
Contact: Mr J O’Reilly
Phone: (03) 6230 7000
Fax: (03) 6230 7001
Web: http://www.nata.asn.au
VICTORIA
Southern Rural Water
Drilling Officers
Gippsland
Tony Sanders (Maffra)
Phone: (03)51 393 154, 0427 326 771
Bore Construction Licence applications, Bore Completion Reports and all correspondence should be sent to our Maffra office. Bore completion report books, application forms and general Information are available from here.
General enquiries
88 Johnson Street, Maffra, VIC 3860
PO Box 153 Maffra, VIC 3860
Phone: 1300 139510
Fax : (03)51 393150
Martin Carruthers (Morwell)
Phone: (03)51 330 965 0428277688
Free call: 1800 218 118
Robert Dunbar (Werribee Melbourne/Peninsular)
Phone: (03) 9398 0648, 0417159928
General enquiries
1 Tower Road, Werribee, VIC 3030
Phone: (03) 9974 4710
Fax: (03) 99744750
Water quality testing
ALS Environmental
6/2 Sarton Rd Clayton, VIC 3168
Phone: (03) 9538 4444
Fax: (03) 95384400
Water samples to be forwarded to ALS. Additional packaged water sample boxes available from here. (Free postage)
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Driller Enquiries
ADIA Federal Office
PO Box 3020, Frankston East, VIC 3020
Contact: Michelle Ebblewhite
Phone: (03) 9770 4000
Fax: (03) 9770 4030
Email: adia@adia.com.au
General Enquiries
Department of Water
Phone: (08) 6364 7600
Fax: (08) 6364 7601
Email: Atrium.Reception@water.wa.gov.au
Web: www.water.wa.gov.au