| Surface water licences and authorities (issue or renew) |
NSW Office of Water fee |
| Pump and channels for domestic use |
$60 |
| Pump and channels for farming eg dairy washdown (excludes irrigation and stock watering) |
$37 |
| Pump and channels for town water and recreation |
$95 |
| Pump and channels for stock, railway, industrial, power and mining |
Sliding scale from $113 depending on capacity of pump |
| Pump and channels for irrigation |
Sliding scale from $113 depending on area applied for |
| Pump and channels for high flow irrigation by special additional licence/high flow authority |
Sliding scale from $142 depending on area applied for |
| Storage (dams, weirs, regulators) for domestic, stock and recreation |
$95 |
| Storage (dams, weirs, regulators) for town, irrigation, power, industrial and mining |
$117 |
| Other works eg drains, flumes, tunnels |
$117 |
| Combined works |
Higher of above fees |
| Permit – up to 3 months |
$6 |
| Permit – from 3 to 6 months |
$14 |
| Permit – from 6 to 9 months |
$21 |
| Permit – from 9 months to 2 years |
$29 |