Water Application Fees
General Information
- The Water Act has established that fees and annual rentals will be applied to water use authorizations. The Water Regulation contains schedules for fees and annual rental rates.
 Application Fees (33kb) apply to an application for a new licence, an application to amend an existing licence or an approval to make short-term use of water. - Fees are based on quantity of water and purpose of use (191kb)
- A fee is also applied for an approval to make changes in and about a water source.
- The vast majority of water licences are for domestic and irrigation purposes. Other purposes include industrial, power, conservation, mining, stock watering and land improvement. Licences are also issued for storage.
- Fees are not applied to provincial or federal ministries or First Nations on Reserve land. Short-term water use approvals processed by the Oil and Gas Commission of British Columbia are also exempt from fees.
An annual water rent is applied to a water licence. For a short-term water use approval, the first year rent forms part of the fee (along with the purpose use charge mentioned previously).
A penalty charge (a percentage of overdue rental) is applied when the water annual water licence rent is not paid. A water licence may also be cancelled if outstanding charges are not paid.
The Water Act and the Water Regulation are available on the WSD legislation page.
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