Who to contact for help getting the right approvals for a building or development permit.

Use this handy index to locate information from the Land Development process.

Find out how to apply best practice stormwater management and use water sensitive urban design (WSUD) in your developments.

Stormwater is rainwater that has fallen onto roads or roofs and often contains chemicals or pollutants.

Find out more about water sensitive urban design (WSUD) treatments and choose one or more that best suit your needs.

Constructed wetlands are a series of shallow, densely-planted, man-made ponds that help filter water through physical and biological processes. They provide a natural way to treat and remove pollutants from stormwater before it enters our creeks, rivers and oceans.

There are a wide range of stormwater treatments and configurations. Do your research so you choose the right one.

Stormwater quality treatment must be undertaken under the State Environment Protection Policies, which are binding for all government agencies, private individuals and businesses conducting activities on private and public land.

Melbourne Water has played a significant role in Melbourne’s development, from creating our underground sewerage system in the 1890s to completing Thomson Reservoir, Melbourne’s largest water supply reservoir in 1984.