Guidelines

The following guidelines can be used to help with your proposed development.

General guidelines

General guidelines

Guidelines for Development in Flood Affected Areas 
Note: From 1 January 2023, the department became known as the Department of Transport and Planning following machinery of government changes.

Jetties approval summary brochure PDF|172.36 KB

Guidelines for Development within the Koo Wee Rup and Longwarry Flood Protection District PDF|6.08 MB

Planning for sea level rise guidelines

Reimbursement assessment template XLS|91 KB

Retarding Basin Design Assessment Guideline PDF|415.54 KB

Security and Retention for Developer Instigated Works PDF|48.82 KB

Shallow lake systems design guidelines PDF|538.37 KB

Site layout and landscaping guidelines PDF|270.36 KB

Waterway corridors - Greenfield development guidelines PDF|2.71 MB

 

Works guidelines

Works guidelines

Build over guidelines PDF|213.43 KB

Constructing waterway crossings guidelines PDF|4.07 MB

Jetties approval guidelines PDF|1.33 MB

Planting near sewers, drains and water mains guideline DOCX|1.93 MB

Shared pathways guidelines PDF|2.05 MB

Utility installation guidelines PDF|191.24 KB

 

Construction guidelines

Construction guidelines

Box culvert with concrete wingwall and cutoff medium creek crossing guidelines PDF|103.13 KB

Resetting sediment ponds - Best practice guide PDF|7.73 MB

Service crossing open trench medium creek crossing - guidelines PDF|224.64 KB

Single span bridge crossing guidelines PDF|130.62 KB

Specification -21.A.038 - Sands and crushed rocks PDF|77.28 KB

Specification-21.A.038-Sands-and-crushed-rock PDF|77.28 KB

Temporary erosion and weed control matting - specification for constructed Melbourne Water assets PDF|500.69 KB

Topsoil specification for landscaping of constructed Melbourne Water assets PDF|351.48 KB

 

Waterway design manual

Waterway design manual

Constructed waterway design manual - full document PDF|19.61 MB

Download specific sections:

Constructed waterway design manual - introduction PDF|1.05 MB

Constructed waterway design manual - Part A: Vision, outcomes and criteria PDF|1.09 MB

Constructed waterway design manual - Part B: Design approach and fundamentals PDF|3.55 MB

Constructed waterway design manual - Part C: Design acceptance process and deemed to comply PDF|1.93 MB

Constructed waterway design manual - Part D: Technical design elements PDF|10.27 MB

Constructed waterway design manual - Part E: Design tools and resources PDF|3.11 MB

 

Wetland design manual

Wetland design manual

Wetland design manual - Part A1 Introduction PDF|343.49 KB

Wetland design manual - Part A1 Vision, core and aspirational outcomes PDF|430.59 KB

Wetland design manual - Part A2 Deemed to comply design criteria PDF|4.83 MB

Wetland design manual - Part A3 Design considerations for wetlands PDF|497.96 KB

Wetland design manual - Part B Design acceptance process PDF|743.51 KB

Wetland design manual - Part C Technical design, construction and establishment approach PDF|1.38 MB

Wetland design manual - Part D Design tools, resources and glossary PDF|580.05 KB

Wetland design manual - Supporting document: Form and function PDF|2.09 MB

Wetland design manual - Supporting document: Planning, funding and management PDF|408.83 KB

Wetland design manual FAQs – design, construction and establishment of wetlands PDF|54.11 KB

 

Biofiltration system guidelines

Biofiltration systems in Development Services Schemes - Guideline PDF|3.79 MB

 

WSUD guidelines

WSUD guidelines

Read more about the new WSUD audit guidelines and toolkit on the Music Auditor website.

South Eastern councils WSUD guidelines PDF|1.6 MB

Stormwater harvesting guidelines PDF|358.2 KB

Stormwater harvesting technical guidelines PDF|1.67 MB

Stormwater quality offset scheme PDF|271.82 KB

WSUD life cycle costing PDF|844.25 KB

WSUD Maintenance - Asset manager guidelines PDF|2.47 MB

WSUD Maintenance - Inspection and maintenance activity guidelines PDF|466.28 KB

 

Tool guidelines

Tool guidelines

MUSIC rainfall templates ZIP|546.72 KB

MUSIC Tool Guidelines PDF|912.12 KB

Rainfall distribution map - Melbourne JPG|3.29 MB

ESRI rainfall distribution map — Melbourne ZIP|1.04 MB

MapInfo rainfall distribution map — Melbourne ZIP|1.74 MB

 

Vegetation

Vegetation

Aquatic Plant Installation Standard PDF|878.51 KB

Aquatic Plant Supply Standard PDF|580.61 KB

Ephemeral & Terrestrial Plant Installation Standard PDF|3.41 MB

Ephemeral & Terrestrial Plant Supply Standard PDF|647.49 KB

Pest Plant Guideline PDF|1.83 MB

Plant Selection and Provenance Standard PDF|518.75 KB

Waterway Vegetation EVC Species Templates PDF|20.49 MB

 

Healthy Waterways Strategy stormwater targets guidance

HWS Stormwater Targets - Practitioner's Note DOCX|18.97 MB

HWS Stormwater Targets - Practitioner's Note PDF|2.52 MB

Contact us

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