Singleton Station granted 40,000 megalitre water licence in staged approval updated 4 AprApril 2021 at 7:11am The owners of Singleton Station hope to develop a large-scale irrigated horticulture project on the property. ( Print text only Cancel The Northern Territory Water Controller has granted a licence to a cattle station that could see the eventual extraction of 40,000 megalitres of groundwater per year. Key points: The NT Water Controller says the company will need to meet various conditions Traditional owners are considering challenging the decision Fortune Agribusiness wants to develop a $150 million "nationally significant" horticultural project on Singleton Station – 380 kilometres north of Alice Springs – in which up to 3,500 hectares of land would be irrigated to grow onions, rockmelons, citrus, grapes and other crops.