Inspections are required to ensure that our conditions are met, waterways are protected, public safety ensured, property is protected and works and building complies with standards.

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

Where Melbourne Water is the relevant Referral Authority, as part of an application to amend planning scheme information, overlays or a change the zoning of a parcel of land, you will require our consent.

​If you are planning a small project that will benefit from gaining access to your property via Melbourne Water-owned land you need our consent to proceed.

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.

If councils are seeking to discontinue use of a laneway as a road and convert it to private ownership they must apply for our consent.

If your land adjoins Melbourne Water freehold land we may agree to reimburse half the cost of constructing an approved boundary fence.

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.

Is the new way to lodge Detailed Design Submissions for Civil and Landscaping, through to Final Completion process and handover of assets to the asset owners.

Developers designing assets in line with a Development Services Scheme or to alter or decommission an existing Melbourne Water asset must apply for our comments and acceptance of