This service is only to be used by Retail Water Companies. Construction of a property sewer (domestic or industrial) in to Melbourne Water Sewer network.

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.

If you are developing or building and your property is subject to flooding, you may be required to obtain flood flow rate information from us.

You must have our approval before you start work on any utility installations (such as gas, electricity and water) or excavations near our assets.

If you plan to construct or make changes to a low-risk stock crossing as part of a Liveable Communities, Liveable Waterways grant project, you must get our approval.

Urban developers can pay the stormwater offset rate if they're unable to treat stormwater within their development to meet best practice standards.

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.

Landowners must apply for our consent to maintain existing levees on Crown land that adjoins a rural property.

Applications for planning permits for the subdivision of land require our consent, as a referral authority.

To build a bicycle or pedestrian path on our land, near our assets or within a floodplain you will need our formal approval.