If you are considering developing a property in the Western Water region, follow the process below. Click here for Application Forms.
Our service district
To ensure that the property you wish to develop is in the Wester Water region, view the map of the region by clicking on the following link. Service Area Map
Process
Generally when subdividing land in Western Waters sewer and water districts, each lot must be provided with reticulated sewer and water mains.
The local council refers planning permit applications to Western Water and Western Water places their conditions on the planning permit.
When all conditions are met, Western Water issues a consent to a Statement of Compliance. This notifies the local council that the conditions on the planning permit relating to sewer and water have been completed.
Following granting of a planning permit or certified plan, a request for conditions should be made to Western Water. All new applicants will need to send Western Water a completed request for conditions form together with all applications for conditions. Without this form Western Water may not be able to process you request. Along with this form Western Water would also like to receive a copy of the planning permit and plan of subdivision. This will allow a Notice under Section 268 of the Water Act 1989 to be issued by Western Water to the property owner.
The Notice provides the details of the fees and conditions placed on the subdivision by Western Water. The fees include New Customer Contributions, which are $527.45 per service per lot (valid until 30 June 2008).
Western Water conducts actual cost recovery for our supervision and administration costs. A nominal figure of $200 per lot plus GST is required at the start of the project. This is adjusted throughout the process either as a reimbursement to the developer or a request for further payments to Western Water based on our time spent on each project. A feasibility study may be a requirement of the planning permit. When this is requested the developer must fund a study on how to provide the development with sewer and water services.
Detailed design
A consultant engineer is required to carry out the detailed design and provide plans for the sewer and/or water main extensions required to service the subdivision. The design needs to be in accordance with
- WSA 02-2002-2.3 Sewerage Code of Australia MRWA Edition for sewer mains and
- WSA 03-2002-2.3 Water Supply Code of Australia MRWA Edition for water mains.
Western Water also has additional requirements that designs must meet. These can be downloaded from the following links:
Western Water Design Standards
Detailed Design Form This form is to be submitted with all new designs.
Pump Station Design Standards
Pre-Construction
Once Western Water has approved the detailed design, a minimum of seven days notification is required before commencing any works.
Construction
The consultant engineer is required to carry out site inspections and manage the project. Western Water will also supervise construction and testing of the new sewer and/or water mains.
An approved contractor is required to carry out the works at the developers' expense. These new assets will eventually be gifted to Western Water to own and maintain.
Consent to issuing Statement of Compliance
Consent to issuing a Statement of Compliance is a document provided to the local council by Western Water stating that the developer has satisfied their requirements.
The land then becomes a declared property and is subject to annual water and/or sewer tariffs and a 12 month maintenance period begins. Western Water holds a maintenance bond of five per cent of the actual cost of the works for the 12 months maintenance period, any defects arising in the new works during this time need to be rectified by the developer.
Final Acceptance
Following the 12 months maintenance period Western Water will issue a final acceptance notice to the developer. At this point Western Water are accepting the new mains as their assets and taking over the ownership and maintenance of these works. The five per cent maintenance bond is then returned to the developer.