Property owners are responsible for maintaining their storm water drainage system (such as drains and underground pipes) from inside your property to the point where they connect to the Council’s stormwater drain, a drain in an easement, or street kerb and channel.
Council approves the location which is known as the legal point of discharge.
You will need to apply for a Legal Point of Discharge (LPOD) if you are planning to:
- get a building permit where building works include a stormwater drainage system
- change the existing stormwater drainage system on your property (such as changing the flow rate).
Please note that the Legal Point of Discharge response does not include a plan showing stormwater drainage within your property. Matters relating to flooding or overland water flow between adjoining properties are required to be resolved between the respective private property owners. These matters do not fall within Council’s responsibility.
You can find general information about infrastructure under your property from Before You Dig Australia.
What happens next?
The application will be referred to our Engineering Department and the requested information will be sent to you within 14 business days.