Approval for the Installation of Water and Sewer Services - New South Wales

Description

You will need this approval to undertake development that requires the installation of a water supply or sewerage service within the area of operations of the Hunter Water Corporation. Although the requirements for each development will vary, the most common concern is the design and construction of water and sewer mains and major assets which connect, join or augment the agency's water and sewer systems.

You will need this approval if your development includes:

  • subdividing land
  • building residential units
  • industrial or commercial premises.

Please note that you may also need a separate application to connect to an existing water supply or sewerage service operated by Hunter Water. This approval is not required for standalone dwellings.

Service type

Licence

A licence defines the need to obtain recognition / certification and registration to undertake a certain business activity.

Eligibility requirements

Please contact the agency to identify any eligibility requirements.

Fees

Fees Details for this service in table format.

Task Type Business Structure Description
Apply Application All Fee information is in the attached fee resource.

Other resources

Task Business Structure Resources
General All Developer Fees and Charges - PDF (Opens in new window)

Act(s) name

Hunter Water Act 1991 New South Wales

Regulation(s) name

Hunter Water Regulation 2015 New South Wales

Application process

Apply

Step 1: Apply for a Developer Services Certificate.

  • You will need to submit a full set of plans and pay a fee for Hunter Water to investigate your development requirements.
  • If it is determined that you are building within the zone of influence of any Hunter Water asset you will need to submit a Build Over Asset Application with your plans which will then be stamped and returned to you within three business days.

Step 2: Hunter Water investigates your application.

Step 3: Receive a Notice of Requirements letter.

The requirements for your development may include:

  1. Payment of a recycled water developer charge
  2. Design and construct water and sewer infrastructure to serve your development
  3. Transfer of the infrastructure to the Corporation.

You may be required to consult and accredited design consultant to assist in these requirements. You may also be required to prepare a Review of Environmental Factors (REF) to assess the likely impacts of an activity on the environment.

A trade waste application may also be required if discharging industrial by-products.

Step 4: Issue of Developer Services Application Certificate or letter confirming that you have met Hunter Water's requirements.

Step 5: Arrange the connection to the water and / or sewer systems and pay the relevant fees.

Administering agency

Hunter Water Corporation

Contact details

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