Conducting Works on Council Water and Wastewater Infrastructure

Other than Council employees or those contracted by Council, no one is allowed to conduct work on Council-owned water or wastewater infrastructure, unless that person has approval under Section 68 of the Local Government Act 1993 to complete the work. Council has no exemption under Part 3 for work on Water Supply.

Anyone wanting to conduct work on Council's water supply or wastewater infrastructure must apply for Section 68 Approval. On application, Council will determine the conditions for the applicant to meet to complete the work. Typically conditions will include:

• Suitable qualification and standards

• Hold/witness points and Council inspections

• Work as executed requirements

• Commissioning and testing.

Reference Standards, Codes and Specifications

The following reference documents need to be consulted for the design, approval and construction of water supply or wastewater infrastructure:

• Development Control Plan (DCP) A5 (1.29mB PDF)
• Development Control Plan (DCP) A10 (262kB PDF)
• Development Design Specification D11 (185kB 8.PDF)
• Development Construction Specification C401 - Water Supply (697kB 5.PDF)
• Engineering Specification Standard Drawings
• Development Design Specification D12 - Sewerage System and Development (533kB 11.PDF)
• Construction Specification C402 - Sewerage System (323kB 9.PDF)