Building requirements
Works near, on or above our assets must meet our technical requirements.
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Prepare your plans
You must include preliminary plans and supporting documents that outline your proposed work when applying for approval to connect to our stormwater system.
Stormwater connection guidelines
Any new or modified stormwater connection into our drains, waterways or open drainage channels must meet our technical requirements, and be approved by us.
Planting guidelines
You are responsible for any damage plants cause to nearby buildings, footpaths, underground pipes and other structures. Following these guidelines can reduce vegetation management issues in the future.
Why we need to save water
Read about Melbourne's water supply and water storage levels, which face ongoing challenges from climate change and population growth.
Utility installation guidelines
Our guidelines outline our technical requirements for utility installations aligned across or in parallel to our sewage and stormwater pipes, water mains and natural or artificial channels.
Contractor training and approval to work on a Melbourne Water site
If you’ll be working on a Melbourne Water site, you must complete safety training and get approval to access the site before you visit.
Confined space entry in sewers
Confined Space Entry (CSE) work is extremely hazardous and considered a high risk activity in the Occupational Health and Safety Regulations 2007.
Ramsar Protection Program
The Ramsar Protection Program is a long-term, collaborative environmental program working to maintain or improve the ecological values of the Western Port and Port Phillip Bay western shoreline Ramsar wetlands sites.
Port Phillip Community Shellfish Reef
Port Phillip Community Shellfish Reef is a three-year project working to restore functionally-extinct shellfish reef ecosystems in eastern Port Phillip Bay and increase knowledge and build capacity within the recreational fishing community.