Use this form to apply to withdraw over 100,000 gallons per day per year. This ensures that new withdrawals will not overburden existing water resources or users.
- This page, WM03: Water Management Withdrawal Permits, is offered by
- Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection
WM03: Water Management Withdrawal Permits
The Details
What you need
MassDEP reviews requests to withdraw water over 100,000 gallons per day annually, to ensure that new withdrawals will not negatively impact water resources or existing users.
You must apply for this permit if you plan to withdraw water from ground or surface sources in excess of an annual average of 100,000 gallons per day or 9 million gallons in any 3-month period. Users typically requiring a permit include:
- industry
- commercial
- agriculture
- golf courses
- cranberry bogs
- public water suppliers
Fees
How to apply
File online via the EEA ePlace Portal. See details below.
Important Note: Even when applying online, you will still need to complete a conventional Application Form and upload it as an attachment during the online filing process.
Next steps
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Review the Instructions
Guidance on how to prepare your application and file it online is shown below.
Instructions: WM03, Water Management Withdrawal Permits, Open DOCX file, 48.27 KB (English, DOCX 48.27 KB)Instructions: WM03, Water Management Withdrawal Permits, Open PDF file, 180.06 KB (English, PDF 180.06 KB)WM03 Application ePlace step-by-step instructions, Open PDF file, 1.62 MB (English, PDF 1.62 MB)Complete the Application Form (and appropriate attachments)
Please fill out and save the Microsoft Word or Adobe Acrobat PDF form on your computer.
Important Note: Even when applying online, you will still need to complete a conventional Application Form and upload it as an attachment during the online filing process. Please do not mail in these forms.
WMA Form A - General Information, Open DOCX file, 92.7 KB (English, DOCX 92.7 KB)WMA Form A - General Information, Open PDF file, 153.61 KB (English, PDF 153.61 KB)WMA Form B - Groundwater Withdrawal Point, Open DOCX file, 83.31 KB (English, DOCX 83.31 KB)WMA Form B - Groundwater Withdrawal Point, Open PDF file, 203.71 KB (English, PDF 203.71 KB)WMA Form C - Surface Water Withdrawal Point, Open DOCX file, 82.73 KB (English, DOCX 82.73 KB)WMA Form C - Surface Water Withdrawal Point, Open PDF file, 190.2 KB (English, PDF 190.2 KB)WMA Form D-1: Computation of Historic Withdrawal Volume, Open DOCX file, 82.8 KB (English, DOCX 82.8 KB)WMA Form D-1: Computation of Historic Withdrawal Volume, Open PDF file, 298.79 KB (English, PDF 298.79 KB)WMA Form D-2: Projection of Withdrawal Volume, Open DOCX file, 86.07 KB (English, DOCX 86.07 KB)WMA Form D-2: Projection of Withdrawal Volume, Open PDF file, 337.63 KB (English, PDF 337.63 KB)WMA Form E-1: Computation of Withdrawal Volume for Cranberry Cultivation, Open DOCX file, 81.46 KB (English, DOCX 81.46 KB)WMA Form E-1: Computation of Withdrawal Volume for Cranberry Cultivation, Open PDF file, 211.38 KB (English, PDF 211.38 KB)WMA Form E-2: Cranberry Growers Withdrawal Point Table, Open DOCX file, 83.61 KB (English, DOCX 83.61 KB)WMA Form E-2: Cranberry Growers Withdrawal Point Table, Open PDF file, 286 KB (English, PDF 286 KB)WMA Form E - Cranberry Growers Application, Open DOCX file, 92.54 KB (English, DOCX 92.54 KB)WMA Form E - Cranberry Growers Application, Open PDF file, 244.2 KB (English, PDF 244.2 KB)WMA Form F: Evaluation of Potential Effects of Proposed Withdrawal, Open DOCX file, 84.23 KB (English, DOCX 84.23 KB)WMA Form F: Evaluation of Potential Effects of Proposed Withdrawal, Open PDF file, 246.25 KB (English, PDF 246.25 KB)WMA Form G - Alternatives to Proposed Withdrawal, Open DOCX file, 81.91 KB (English, DOCX 81.91 KB)WMA Form G - Alternatives to Proposed Withdrawal, Open PDF file, 172.57 KB (English, PDF 172.57 KB)WMA Form H - Groundwater Hydraulic Analysis, Open DOCX file, 80.16 KB (English, DOCX 80.16 KB)WMA Form H - Groundwater Hydraulic Analysis, Open PDF file, 195.06 KB (English, PDF 195.06 KB)WMA Form I - Request for Determination of Non-consumptive Use, Open DOCX file, 81.36 KB (English, DOCX 81.36 KB)WMA Form I - Request for Determination of Non-consumptive Use, Open PDF file, 178.38 KB (English, PDF 178.38 KB)Submit your Application and Fee Payment
- File online via the EEA ePlace Portal.
- For additional guidance on navigating the EEA ePLACE Portal, please follow this link - EEA ePLACE Portal Instruction Documents
- You will have the option to pay online by credit card or automated clearing house (ACH) or pay by mail. If you select pay-by-mail option, instructions on how to do so will be provided when you submit your online application.
More info
The Water Management Act Permit Guidance services as a companion to the Water Management Act Regulations (310 CMR 36.00). The purpose of this document is to provide guidance on how MassDEP implements the Water Management Act Regulations through the permitting process.
Downloads
Water Management Act Permit Guidance, Open PDF file, 1.56 MB (English, PDF 1.56 MB)Contact
Phone
ePLACE Help Desk Call EEA ePLACE Help Desk, ePLACE Help Desk at 844-733-7522Open M-F 7:30 am-5:00 pm, with the exception of all Commonwealth & Federally observed holidays.
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