Embargo orders may prohibit applications for certain types of Water Act 1912 licences in specified areas.
The purpose of these embargoes is to manage demand for water in circumstances where a water source is unlikely to have more water available than is required for existing lawful water users.
Current embargo orders have effect to the extent the licensing framework for the embargoed area is still under the Water Act 1912. For information, go to Water Act 1912.
Embargoes on applications for Part 2 licences
| Location | NSW Government Gazette reference | |
|---|---|---|
| Coastal | Hawkesbury-Nepean | No. 109 of 4 Jul 2003, page 6989 |
| Mid North Coast | No. 57 of 20 May 2005, page 1741, 1743 No. 87 of 6 Jul 2007, page 4430 No. 90 of 13 Jul 2007, page 4535 | |
| South Coast | No. 109 of 4 Jul 2003, page 6991, 6997 No. 87 of 6 Jul 2007, page 4432 No. 90 of 13 Jul 2007, page 4535 No. 43 of 1 Jun 2016, page 1194 | |
| Inland | Murray-Darling Basin | No. 35 of 17 Mar 2006, page 1420 |
Embargoes on applications for Part 5 licences
| Location | NSW Government Gazette reference | |
|---|---|---|
| Coastal | Bega | No. 24 of 2 Feb 2007, page 632 |
| Blue Mountains | No. 24 of 2 Feb 2007, page 636 | |
| Botany | No. 128 of 22 Aug 2003, page 8099 No. 76 of 8 June 2007, page 3698 | |
| Hawksbury | No. 37 of 13 Feb 2009, page 1017 | |
| Gloucester | No. 7 of 5 Feb 2016, page 140 | |
| Nepean | No. 76 of 8 June 2007, page 3699 | |
| North Coast | No. 42 of 11 Apr 2008, page 2689 | |
| Southern Highlands | No. 157 of 16 Dec 2005, page 11031 | |
| Tomago Tomaree Stockton | No. 122 of 26 Jul 2002, page 5594 | |
| Towamba | No. 24 of 2 Feb 2007, page 647 | |
| Wollombi Brook | No. 24 of 2 Feb 2007, page 653 | |
| Inland | Inland Groundwater shortage zones No. 1 | No. 159 of 19 Dec 2008, page 12941 |
| Inland Groundwater shortage zones No. 2 | No. 159A of 22 Dec 2008, page 12947 | |