Water Use Licensing Forms and Guidelines

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Water Use Applications

NOTE: Prior to construction of any works relative to your project you must contact the Water Use Licensing Section directly at (204) 945-3983 for requirements specific to your situation.

Groundwater Project Requirements

Requirements for a groundwater source project may include the following:

  • retention of the services of a professional Hydrogeologist registered with the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of the Province of Manitoba (APEGM) to conduct a well inventory of the area, oversee drilling and pump testing, and to submit those results in report form to the Water Use Licensing Section
  • sketch plan of location of proposed well(s) and any associated pipeline(s), including measurements relative to two property lines
  • instaneous diversion rate
  • amount of water required daily and annually
  • determination of beneficial use (e.g. crop type and acres irrigated, number of animals, etc.)
  • proof of legal ownership/access to all lands affected by project, including any proposed pipeline routes
  • copy of municipal conditional use permit (if required)
  • type of metering equipment (eg. flow meter, timer, etc.)
  • any other information that may be specific to the project

A licensing decision on your project will be held pending submission of the required information.

Application for License to Construct a Well and Divert Groundwater

Surface Water Project Requirements

Requirements for a surface water source project may include the following:

  • retention of a professional engineer registered at the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Manitoba (APEGM) to prepare and stamp design and/or as built drawings of water storage works
  • instanteous diversion rate
  • amount of water required daily and annually
  • determination of beneficial use (e.g. crop type and acres irrigated, number of animals, etc.)
  • proof of legal ownership/access to all lands affected by the project, including any pipeline routes
  • copy of municipal conditional use permit (if required)
  • type of metering equipment (e.g. flow meter, timer, etc.)
  • any other information that may be specific to project

A licensing decision on your project will be held pending submission of the required information.

Application for Licence to Divert and Use Water 

Guide to Water Withdrawals

Guide to Groundwater Withdrawal Approvals

Water Use Records

All water rights licences contain a clause requiring the proponent to install a meter or timing device on the water source. Another clause requires records be kept and forwarded to the Water Use Licensing Section, either upon request or by February 1st of the following year. Depending on the type of project, records must be kept on a daily, weekly, or monthly basis.

1.) Please choose the type of use:
municipal   industrial   irrigation   livestock   air cooling and/or heating   other
2.) Please choose the type of recording device you have:
meter   timer   inches applied
3.) Please choose how frequently your readings must be taken:
daily   weekly   monthly

if you wish to submit your records via email, please use the following email adress: wateruse@gov.mb.ca