Home Natural Resources Access Regulator Report suspicious water activities Report suspicious activity Share Report suspicious activity Use the form below to make a confidential report about suspicious water activities to the Natural Resources Access Regulator (NRAR).Try to complete this form as soon as possible after you observe the suspicious activity.Important informationAnswering questionsTo help us assess your report and determine appropriate investigation processes, provide as many details about the suspicious activity as possible. Note that:questions marked with an asterisk (*) are mandatory—this means you must answer these questions in order to submit the form. If you don't answer a mandatory question, an error message will appearyou cannot save this form and return to it later, so you will need to complete it in one session.After you submit a reportYour report will be sent to our water compliance hotline for assessment. We will review your report within 10 working days.If you provide contact details, we will acknowledge receipt of your report, and may contact you for more information to assist us. We will advise you of the outcome of NRAR's review of your report and the completion of any investigation.For more information about what happens when you make a report, read our Compliance with water legislation guidelinesRead our privacy statementThe information in this form is being collected for the purposes of recording and investigating reports of illegal water activities in NSW. The NRAR will only use the information for the purposes stated. All information you provide to NRAR will be treated as confidential, held securely and managed in accordance with provisions under the Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998. The personal information you provide on this form is subject to the Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998, under which you have rights and obligations. The NRAR will not disclose your personal information without your consent unless authorised by law.Before lodging your submission you will be asked to confirm that you have read the department's privacy statement.Suspicious activity online formReporting anonymouslyYou are encouraged to provide your name and contact details but you may make an anonymous report. If there is not sufficient information for the NRAR to investigate your report and we cannot contact you, your report may be closed.Is your report anonymous? *-- Please Select --Yes, I wish to remain anonymousNo, I wish to provide my detailsYour detailsName Enter your first and last name. Email address Phone number Postal address Preferred method of contact -- Please Select --PhoneEmail In what capacity are you making this report? -- Please Select --Member of the publicWaterNSWLocal governmentNSW Office of Environment and HeritageOtherPrefer not to say Previous reportHave you made a report about this suspicious activity previously? * -- Please Select --NoYesNot sure If yes, what is the reference number for your previous report? Is this report about the same event or a new event? -- Please Select --SameNewNot sure Have you reported the suspicious activity to other NSW government agencies? e.g. Environment Protection Authority (EPA), local council, etc -- Please Select --YesNoNot sure If yes, what is/are the name/s of the agencies? Type of activityWhat kind of suspicious activity is your report about? Taking water Metering e.g. interfering with or damaging metering equipment Works which take surface water e.g. dam, pump Works which take groundwater Works which interfere with an aquifer e.g. excavation Works which affect flood waters Using water e.g. for irrigation or commercial purposes Activities on waterfront land e.g. constructing a building or crossing, excavation or dumping, removal of vegetation Not sureDoes your report relate to a business or commercial activity?-- Please Select --Agriculture e.g. irrigation, cropping, horticultureAnimals or livestockExtractive industry e.g. mining, quarryingIndustrial activityDevelopment e.g. construction or demolition of a building or infrastructureNot sureNoLocation of activityProvide a location or as much detail as possible about where the suspicious activity occurred Provide an address, lot and DP number, or the GPS coordinates. You can use an online map to help you identify the coordinates such as SIXMaps or Google maps. Include references such as nearby suburbs, rivers, lakes, roadways, bridges or weirs. What is the type of water source where the suspicious activity is occurring? Note that 'regulated river' is a flow controlled by a major dam, such as Hume Dam or Copeton Dam -- Please Select --Regulated river River, lake or wetlandDamFloodplainGroundwaterNot sure What is the name of the water source where the suspicious activity is occurring? e.g. Murray River, Reedy Creek ObservationsDescribe the suspicious activity you saw happening. * e.g. 'I saw a pump being used to take water from a river' What do you think is suspicious about that activity? e.g. 'I don't think the person has a water licence to take water' or 'taking water was not permitted at that location and at that time' What date did you first see the suspicious activity? What time did you first see the suspicious activity? Did you see the suspicious activity start or finish? * Were any people involved?Did you see any people involved in the suspicious activity? -- Please Select --YesNoNot sure If yes, identify the person/s involved in the suspicious activity or if you don't know them, describe their appearance. Were any vehicles involved?Did you see any vehicles involved in the suspicious activity? e.g. cars, trucks, etc -- Please Select --YesNoNot sure If yes, provide as much information as you can about the vehicles e.g. registration number, type of vehicle, make, model, colour, etc Was any machinery or equipment involved?Did you see any machinery or equipment involved in the suspicious activity? -- Please Select --YesNoNot sure Did you see the machinery or equipment operating? -- Please Select --YesNo Describe the machinery or equipment in as much detail as possible, including whether it was operating or what it was doing e.g. pumping water, digging or excavating Do you have photos or recordings?Do you have any photographs or recordings of the suspicious activity? -- Please Select --YesNo Describe what the photographs or recordings you are providing show. Upload photographs or recordings of the activity Note the maximum total combined file size is 20MB. If you have large files you may wish to use a file share facility such as DropBox or WeTransfer. Alternatively, you can insert your images into a document that enables you to 'Save as PDF' in order to reduce the file size. Alternatively, contact our team at nrar.enquiries@nrar.industry.nsw.gov.au if you have large files to send across or if you want to supply more than the four photos permitted by the buttons below. File upload Max file size 5MB File upload Max file size 5MB File upload Max file size 5MB Impact of suspicious activityCould the suspicious activity cause harm to the environment or other water users? -- Please Select --YesNoNot sure What is the likely effect or impact of the suspicious activity? Do you have any other information?Provide any other information you think may be relevant to your report. Note that the Next Page button below will allow you to preview your form contents prior to submission. 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