Lower Yarra billabong environmental water releases
We’re planning to release environmental water into several billabongs on the Lower Yarra floodplain from September to November, to support their plants and animals.
We’re planning to release environmental water into several billabongs on the Lower Yarra floodplain from September to November, to support their plants and animals.
If you are developing or subdividing land you may be required to apply for an offer in order to enter into an agreement with us to meet our drainage conditions.
Applications for planning permits for the development of a site may be referred to Melbourne Water, as the relevant Referral Authority.
Applications for planning permits for the subdivision of land require our consent, as a referral authority.
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You may be required to enter into a Section 173 Agreement if your projects can’t meet a special condition in your non-works or works offer, or to comply with a Melbourne Water planning permit condition.
To receive our consent to issue a statement of compliance, developers must confirm that they have met the planning permit and offer conditions that relate to their subdivision.
Developers and their consultants are required to prepare and submit a stormwater management strategy for review by Melbourne Water.
Urban developers can pay the stormwater offset rate if they're unable to treat stormwater within their development to meet best practice standards.
If council have determined that your application qualifies as a VicSmart application you will need our formal consent prior to lodging your permit application at council.