Cape York water plan area

This information will help you understand how water is managed in the water plan area and how you can access water.

Map of the water plan area

Check whether your property is covered by the plan on the Cape York water plan area map (PDF, 542KB).

What's happening?

Water management

Summary

Type of waterManagement
Surface water Check the water plan information below for rules and requirements.
Overland flow Check the water plan information below for rules and requirements.
Underground water Check the Great Artesian Basin and Other Regional Aquifers water plan for underground water and spring water in the Great Artesian Basin and other important regional aquifers.

Check the water plan below for all other underground water rules and requirements.

Water plan information

Accessing water

Cape York Peninsula Heritage Area (CYPHA) unallocated water reserve

New CYPHA water licences are available for any purpose to eligible Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons.

Holders of existing CYPHA water licences can assign CYPHA water to other persons (including non-Indigenous persons).

Unallocated water releases

No current releases from the general or strategic reserves.

Relocatable water licences

Read about the relocatable water licence market.

Seasonal water assignment Check the Water management protocol (PDF, 573KB) for rules and read about the application process.
Water allocation trading – unsupplemented water Trading is available in the Endeavour Water Management Area. Check the Water management protocol (PDF, 573KB) for trading rules.

Contact us

Contact the Mareeba business centre for more information on water management and how you can access water in the plan area.

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