Overview of key principles, including reducing the extent of disturbance, drainage management techniques, stabilisation measures, stockpile management and dust prevention.

Perimeter structures are designed to capture and retain sediment. These structures on the down slope side of an area prone to erosion can inhibit sediment from leaving the area.

​The Site Environmental Management Plan (EMP) kit provides land developers, consultants and contractors with a step by step process for developing a comprehensive site specific Environmental Management Plan for subdivision construction sites.

The contractor must fully inform themselves of all legislation and standards associated with Occupational Health and Safety.

This section addresses the issues associated with rockwork for the protection of waterways.

Our contributions policy details the owner's contributions for the provision of waterway, water quality treatment and drainage facilities, and the criteria upon which assessment of the amount of the contributions is based.

An owner who’s required to build our assets in conjunction with the development is reimbursed an amount towards the cost of the works by us.

Unless otherwise specified by us, the owner is responsible for the construction and recording of all works. The owner must meet all the pre-construction requirements before construction commences.

We expect land development consulting engineers and other practitioners to be fully competent and capable of delivering waterway and drainage services to a high standard.

The request for reservation of land, or the designation of easements, generally occurs at the subdivision stage. Among other things a plan of subdivision will generally provide easements and/or reserves for existing or future drainage, flooding, wetland and stormwater quality management purposes.