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Guidelines

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

 

General guidelines

General guidelines

 DELWP Guidelines for Development in Flood Affected Areas

Jetties approval summary brochure172.36 KB (PDF)

Guidelines for Development within the Koo Wee Rup and Longwarry Flood Protection District2.25 MB (PDF)

Planning for sea level rise guidelines3.5 MB (PDF)

Reimbursement assessment template91 KB (XLS)

Retarding Basin Design Assessment Guideline 415.54 KB (PDF)

Security and Retention for Developer Instigated Works 48.82 KB (PDF)

Shallow lake systems design guidelines538.37 KB (PDF)

Site layout and landscaping guidelines270.36 KB (PDF)

Waterway corridors - Greenfield development guidelines2.71 MB (PDF)

 

Works guidelines

Works guidelines

Build over guidelines213.43 KB (PDF)

Constructing waterway crossings guidelines4.07 MB (PDF)

Jetties approval guidelines1.33 MB (PDF)

Planting near sewers, drains and water mains guideline443.71 KB (PDF)

Shared pathways guidelines2.05 MB (PDF)

Utility installation guidelines191.24 KB (PDF)

 

Construction guidelines

Construction guidelines

Box culvert with concrete wingwall and cutoff medium creek crossing guidelines103.13 KB (PDF)

Resetting sediment ponds - Best practice guide7.73 MB (PDF)

Service crossing open trench medium creek crossing - guidelines224.64 KB (PDF)

Single span bridge crossing guidelines130.62 KB (PDF)

Specification -21.A.038 - Sands and crushed rocks77.28 KB (PDF)

Specification-21.A.038-Sands-and-crushed-rock77.28 KB (PDF)

Temporary erosion and weed control matting - specification for constructed Melbourne Water assets500.69 KB (PDF)

Topsoil specification for landscaping of constructed Melbourne Water assets351.48 KB (PDF)

 

Waterway design manual

Waterway design manual

Constructed waterway design manual - full document19.61 MB (PDF)

Download specific sections:

Constructed waterway design manual - introduction1.05 MB (PDF)

Constructed waterway design manual - Part A: Vision, outcomes and criteria1.09 MB (PDF)

Constructed waterway design manual - Part B: Design approach and fundamentals3.55 MB (PDF)

Constructed waterway design manual - Part C: Design acceptance process and deemed to comply1.93 MB (PDF)

Constructed waterway design manual - Part D: Technical design elements10.27 MB (PDF)

Constructed waterway design manual - Part E: Design tools and resources3.11 MB (PDF)

 

Wetland design manual

Wetland design manual

Wetland Design Manual - Part A1Introduction1.88 MB (PDF)

Wetland design manual - Part A1 - Vision, core aspirational outcomes1.45 MB (PDF)

Wetland design manual - Part A2 Deemed to comply criteria3.92 MB (PDF)

Wetland design manual - Part A3 Design considerations for constructed wetlands1.85 MB (PDF)

Wetlands design manual - Part B Design acceptance process1.62 MB (PDF)

Wetland design manual - Part C Technical design, construction, establishment approach2.24 MB (PDF)

Wetland design manual - Part D Design tools, resources and glossary934.35 KB (PDF)

Wetland design manual - Supporting document - Wetland form and function2.17 MB (PDF)

Wetland design manual - Supporting document - Planning funding and management264.58 KB (PDF)

Wetland Manual – FAQs - design, construction and establishment of wetlands54.11 KB (PDF)

 

Biofiltration system guidelines
Biofiltration systems in Development Services Schemes - Guideline3.79 MB (PDF)

 

WSUD guidelines

WSUD guidelines

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

South Eastern councils WSUD guidelines1.6 MB (PDF)

Stormwater harvesting guidelines358.2 KB (PDF)

Stormwater harvesting technical guidelines1.67 MB (PDF)

Stormwater quality offset scheme271.82 KB (PDF)

WSUD life cycle costing844.25 KB (PDF)

WSUD Maintenance - Asset manager guidelines2.47 MB (PDF)

WSUD Maintenance - Inspection and maintenance activity guidelines466.28 KB (PDF)

 

Tool guidelines

Tool guidelines

MUSIC rainfall templates546.72 KB (ZIP)

MUSIC Tool Guidelines912.12 KB (PDF)

Rainfall distribution map - Melbourne3.29 MB (JPG)

ESRI rainfall distribution map — Melbourne1.04 MB (ZIP)

MapInfo rainfall distribution map — Melbourne1.74 MB (ZIP)

 

Vegetation

Vegetation

Aquatic Plant Installation Standard 878.51 KB (PDF)

Aquatic Plant Supply Standard580.61 KB (PDF)

Ephemeral & Terrestrial Plant Installation Standard 3.41 MB (PDF)

Ephemeral & Terrestrial Plant Supply Standard 647.49 KB (PDF)

Pest Animal Guideline 730.06 KB (PDF)

Pest Animal Strategy 639.96 KB (PDF)

Pest Plant Guideline 1.83 MB (PDF)

Plant Selection and Provenance Standard 518.75 KB (PDF)

Waterway Vegetation EVC Species Templates20.49 MB (PDF)

 

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Last updated:
27 September 2020