Issuance of digging a new artesian well/ for the first time

Required Documents:

1.        Application to obtain the service.

2.        A new registration document to prove ownership

3.        A land plan.

4.         A land plate with coordinates.

5.        A trade register at the Ministry of Industry and Trade for Industrial Projects.

6.         University License for universities.

7.        Approval of the Ministry of Tourism for tourist projects.

Fees:

1.        JD 500 license fees.

2.         JD 100 for rock sample description.

3.        JD 50 for field inspection

4.         JD 500 for supervision in case of approving of digging the well or any other process related to the services of private wells.

Venue of Service Delivery:
The Authority Main Offices (Headquarters)

Average time for service completion:
One week to three weeks

Procedures:

1.         Request for application

2.        The application is considered and the site is inspected prior to issuing the relevant report.

3.         The inspection report is considered by the Director of the Unit of Wells and then is referred to the Committee of Wells for consideration and recommendation of either acceptance or rejection.

4.         The application file is referred to the Secretary General of the Water Authority to study the subject matter and then is submitted to the Board of Directors of the Water Authority.

5.         The application is considered by the Board of Directors who either accept or reject the application.

6.        In case of approving an industrial license, the approval of the Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs and Environment must be presented.

7.         Upon paying the stipulated fees, the license is prepared by the competent employee.

8.         The license is submitted to HE the Minister of Water to be signed following the hierarchical sequence.

9.        The License is entered into the outgoing mail register and is handed over to the concerned person.

10.    The concerned person submits a request for application to set the location of the well on site after concluding an agreement with a private digging company to dig the well during the validity period of the license; i.e. one year.

11.     The request is registered and referred to the Division of private wells.

12.    A date is set to implement field inspection and produce a report of delivering the site to the digging company according to the coordinates in the License.