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Flood Work Approval - New South Wales

Description

You may require this approval if you intend to construct or use flood works. Flood works help to manage water on floodplains.

Flood works are barrages, causeways, cuttings or embankments that are situated near a river, estuary or lake or within a floodplain, and are likely to affect the flow of water to or from a river, estuary or lake, or the distribution or flow of floodwater in times of flood.

Service type

Licence

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

Exemptions

You will not require this approval to undertake works for which you have already obtained a development authorisation from your local council.

Some low-risk activities are exempt from requiring approval.

Eligibility requirements

Please consult with the Contact Officer for information on any eligibility requirements.

Duration

Up to 10 years

Fees

Fees Details for this service in table format.

Task Type Business Structure Amount Description
Apply Application All $973.00

Flood works - no advertising. Fees for 2022-23
Apply Application All $1420.00

Flood works - advertising required. Fees for 2022-23

Act(s) name

Water Management Act 2000 New South Wales

Regulation(s) name

Water Management (General) Regulation 2018 New South Wales

Administering agency

WaterNSW

Contact details

Contact Email, Phone and Address Details for this service in simple two column table format, header then data.

Supporting information

Approvals (Opens in new window)