Berry Springs water allocation plan

The current Berry Springs water allocation plan is in effect from 2016 to 2026.

The plan provides a sustainable management framework for sharing water between human and environmental needs.

It covers a 105km² area within the Darwin rural water control district that encloses the Berry Springs dolostone aquifer system.

To see the area, get the map PDF (516.2 KB) or read more about water control districts on the Northern Territory Government website.

Objectives

The 5 objectives of the plan are to:

• maintain sustainable water supplies for human consumption and environmental uses
• improve management of the aquifer
• protect the environment
• support Aboriginal culture and communities
• ensure regional economic development is sustainable.

To find out more, read the full plan on the Territory Stories website.

Announced allocations

Get announced allocations for:

• 2022 to 2023 PDF (950.8 KB)
• 2020 to 2021 PDF (748.6 KB).

For 2017 to 2020 water years, announced allocations was at 100%.

Reports and publications

To find out more about the plan, get the:

• Berry Springs dolostone aquifer - the facts PDF (311.1 KB)
• Berry Springs dolostone aquifer situation analysis report PDF (2.0 MB)
• socio-economic assessment report PDF (1.6 MB)
• groundwater resources of Berry Springs report PDF (3.4 MB)
• conservation, preservation and management of groundwater dependent ecosystems report PDF (8.0 MB)
• development of groundwater flow model report PDF (9.1 MB)
• Berry Springs water allocation plan area map with groundwater management and protection areas PDF (420.2 KB).

Committee

The Berry Springs Water Advisory Committee assists the controller of water resources on the implementation and effectiveness of the plan.

They also help with the plan’s review and other matters referred to it by the controller.

Read more about the functions and members of the Berry Springs Water Advisory Committee.

Provide feedback

The plan is currently under a midterm review and is now open to public feedback until Monday 15 August 2022.

You can provide feedback on the Have Your Say website.

Contact

For more information, call the Darwin water resources planner on 08 8999 4613.