Stormwater, Drainage & Flooding

• Easements
• Flood advice
• On-Site Stormwater Detention
• Stormwater
• Pendle Creek Overland Flood Map

Easements

You may like to read a brochure on drainage easements. 

Requests for the establishment or extinguishment of a drainage easement to cover Council's stormwater pipes on private property must be in writing.

The request must include the following information:

• Location address, lot and DP Number
• Property owner's name and address

A council officer will contact the applicant as soon as practicable after the written application is received, usually within one week. These matters generally take a considerable time to finalise as surveyors, solicitors and the State Land Titles Office are involved.

Establishment of drainage easements over existing Council pipelines is a low priority for Council.

Easements for private drainage lines are a matter between the property owners involved.

Easement Plans

Enquiries about easement plans should be made to the Department of Lands. Charges may apply.

Flood Advice

Parts of the City are subject to flooding from time to time (please see the flood map). For some locations flood studies exist which estimate the flood level for various storm events. Flood levels applicable to a particular property may be available for a charge of $78.

An application for the supply of flood levels must be made in writing on a Request for Flood Advice Letter. The information required includes:

• Property owner's name and address
• Property location address and lot and DP number (if known)
• If there is a stormwater pipeline, watercourse or drainage easement on the property (if known)

An officer will issue the customer a Flood Advice Letter, usually within 3 working days. Payment must be made before the release of the information.

On-Site Stormwater Detention 

On-Site Stormwater Detention (OSD) involves collecting rain, storing it temporarily and releasing it in a controlled manner to prevent flooding in the case of a storm

• OSD Policy
  
• OSD Checklist
  
• OSD Certificate of Compliance
  
• OSD Restriction as to User - associated with subdivisions
  
• OSD Restriction on Use & Positive Covenant - protection and ongoing maintenance of 'as constructed' OSDs
  
• SQID Restriction on Use & Positive Covenant - protection and ongoing maintenance of an 'as constructed' Stormwater Quality Improvement Device 
  
• CFS Restriction on Use & Positive Covenant - protection and ongoing maintenance of 'as constructed' Compensatory Flood Storage
  
• OFP Restriction on Use & Positive Covenant - protection and ongoing maintenance of 'as constructed' Overland Flowpath
  

Stormwater

Council has a schematic plan of all known public drains on its computerised mapping system. To obtain specific information about these drains, please make enquiries at Council's Customer Services Centre. Charges may apply.