Forms and Tools for Water Withdrawal Permit Applications
This page contains forms and tools to help guide an applicant through the water withdrawal permit process.
On this Page:
- Submitting an Application
- Forms and Guidance for Public Water Supply Applications and Modifications
- Forms and Guidance for Water Withdrawal Applications and Modifications for All Other Facility Types
- Forms for Permit Renewals and Transfers
- Forms for Water Withdrawal Annual Reporting
- Groundwater Studies
- Surface Water Studies
Submitting an Application
Applications for "New Permits and Permit Modifications" should be submitted to the Division of Environmental Permits (DEP) in the DEC region where the facility is located. Learn more about application procedures or speak with a permit administrator in a DEC Regional Office.
Forms and Guidance
Public Water Supply Applications and Modifications
- Applicant Checklist for Water Withdrawal Permit (PDF). Use either this version or the fillable version immediately below.
- Joint Application Form (PDF)
- Water Withdrawal Application Supplement WW-1 (PDF)
- Recommended Engineering Report Format (PDF)
- Water Conservation Program Form for Public Water Supplies (PDF)
- Legal Certification of Proper Water District or Water Works Corporation Formation (PDF)
- Applicant Checklist for Land Acquisition for Development or Protection of Sources of Public Water Supply (PDF)
Water Withdrawal Applications and Modifications for All Other Facility Types (Including Agricultural and Water Bottling Facilities)
- Applicant Checklist for Water Withdrawal Permit (PDF) Use either this version or the fillable version immediately below.
- Joint Application Form (PDF)
- Water Withdrawal Application Supplement WW-1 (PDF)
- Recommended Engineering Report Format (PDF)
- Water Conservation Program Form for Non-Public Supplies (PDF)
- Water Conservation Manual for Non-Public Water Supplies (PDF) Titled, "A Survey of Methods for Implementing and Documenting Water Conservation in New York".
Permit Renewals and Transfers
- Water Withdrawal Permit Renewal/Transfer Application WW-1 (R/T) Form (PDF)
- Applicant Renewal/Transfer Checklist (PDF)
Water Withdrawal Annual Reporting
- Annual Water Withdrawal Reporting (Non-Agricultural)
- Annual Water Withdrawal Reporting for Agricultural Facilities
Groundwater Studies
DEC regulations require that pumping test results be submitted as part of any Water Withdrawal Application involving a new or additional groundwater source.
In reviewing any such application, DEC must determine that the proposed well or wells will adequately meet the needs of the applicant and if others who may rely on the same aquifer will be adversely affected. Pumping tests must be conducted according to the DEC's Pumping Test Procedures for Water Withdrawal Permitting and reported using the Recommended Pumping Test Report Format (PDF). The testing requirements have been designed to produce accurate and complete information vital to these determinations.
Applicants are advised to submit their pumping test plans to DEC prior to conducting a test if the proposed test procedures will deviate from these procedures in a substantive way. For more information and assistance please call or email the contact on the right hand side of this page.
Unused wells can introduce a pathway for contaminants to enter groundwater. Many DEC Water Withdrawal permits contain a condition to decommission such wells.
Surface Water Studies
For Water Withdrawal applications using surface water sources the contributing watershed size must be delineated. The USGS offers a free, online Web-based Geographic Information Systems application for use in water resources planning and management, and in engineering design named StreamStats (leaves DEC website). This application makes the process of computing streamflow statistics for ungaged sites much faster, more accurate, and more consistent than previously used manual methods. It also makes streamflow statistics for gaged sites available without the need to locate, obtain, and read the publications in which they were originally provided.
Historical and current New York streamflow information can be found independent from StreamStats at the US Geological Survey Surface Water Data page (leaves DEC website).
