Prove the asset location
If we need ‘as constructed’ plans for the asset near your property, you’ll need to engage a licensed surveyor and Service Detection Locators to prove its location.
If we need ‘as constructed’ plans for the asset near your property, you’ll need to engage a licensed surveyor and Service Detection Locators to prove its location.
Works near, on or above our assets must meet our technical requirements.
You must include preliminary plans and supporting documents that outline your proposed work when applying for approval to connect to our stormwater system.
Any new or modified stormwater connection into our drains, waterways or open drainage channels must meet our technical requirements, and be approved by us.
You are responsible for any damage plants cause to nearby buildings, footpaths, underground pipes and other structures. Following these guidelines can reduce vegetation management issues in the future.
Read about Melbourne's water supply and water storage levels, which face ongoing challenges from climate change and population growth.
Our guidelines outline our technical requirements for utility installations aligned across or in parallel to our sewage and stormwater pipes, water mains and natural or artificial channels.
Confined Space Entry (CSE) work is extremely hazardous and considered a high risk activity in the Occupational Health and Safety Regulations 2007.
Plan ahead. Understand the impacts of potential flooding on your plans to buy, sell, build, renovate or develop.
An overlay is a map in a council planning scheme that shows the location and extent of special features, such as where land may be subject to flooding.