Part 4 – Stormwater Drainage

4.16    Connections

4.16.1    General

Connections shall be capable of taking the full primary design flow from the area to be serviced by the connection (refer Section 4.8). Where a secondary flowpath needs to be directed to a Council pipe it shall be detained to reduce the flow rate to the level of service provided for the zone.

Service connections shall be generally located on the lot road frontage.  Where a property does not have a road frontage, pipes should be located within that property’s legal access (right of way).

Where feasible:

• Private pipes shall not cross property boundaries.
• Existing private connections crossing boundaries shall be replaced by public connections.

Existing private pipe work shall not be acceptable for vesting to Council.

The standard size and material for single lot domestic connections is 100 mm RRJ SN16 uPVC.  The standard depth of a new connection at the boundary is on average  1.2 m (range 0.9–1.5 m).

4.16.2    Infill Developments

Connection proposals for infill developments shall be fully documented with regard to depth to invert, pipe size and distances to boundaries.  (Where Council records are not available, applicants must determine the details of existing connections).

Note:  Any private pipe work needs a Drainage Consent from Council’s Building Department.  All connections and disconnections of Council services to the property boundary shall be undertaken by council approved contractors.