Submissions relating to the Development Services Scheme (DSS)

Any submission relating to the Development Services Scheme will need to adhere to the following criteria:

• Ensuring the DSS objectives are met:
• Flood protection is to be provided for properties within the PSP
• New developments are not to further exacerbate existing flooding conditions for downstream/neighbouring properties.
• New developments are to achieve appropriate best practice stormwater quality treatment for flows generated from their property to mitigate impacts on downstream environments
• To optimise drainage land requirements within the existing Urban Floodway Zone area and Melbourne Water owned land
• Proposed constructed waterways to provide safe drainage and flood protection and to incorporate environmental, cultural and amenity values
• Climate Change effects to be included in the Development Services Scheme design
• Protect/minimise impacts on existing environmental and waterway values
• Meet critical and other agency asset operational requirements to ensure constructability (i.e. water supply mains, transmission infrastructure and assets)
• Achieve the principles as set out in the Melbourne Water Principles for Provision of Waterway and Drainage Services for Urban Growth (i.e. equity, cost/performance balance)

Other requirements

• Need to refer to the Drainage Strategy Concept report for additional information.
• Maximise drainage within existing Urban Floodway Zone
• No detrimental impact to performance, operation, maintenance or access to Melbourne Water supply mains.
• Ongoing asset ownership considerations
  • If an asset is servicing a catchment <60ha, it will be vested to Council
  • If an asset is servicing a catchment >60ha, it will be vested to Melbourne Water
• Consideration of the implementation and delivery of assets post PSP gazettal.
• Melbourne Water will not consider assets that clearly demonstrate a shifting of assets from one property to another without meeting the above objectives.