Drainage and Stormwater

You can obtain details of where Council’s designated Stormwater Discharge Point is in relation to a property via what is called a Stormwater Drainage Discharge Point (DDP) permit. The application fee is $120.00*.

To submit an application, you can:

• download a copy of the Stormwater Discharge Point and Easement Drain Details application(DOCX, 169KB)
• return the completed form, including a copy of the site map and title plan to Council via:
  • Email - Community Assets, operations@murrindindi.vic.gov.au
  • Post - Community Assets, Murrindindi Shire Council, PO Box 138, Alexandra 3714
  • Visit a Council Customer Service Centre at either:
    • Alexandra – 28 Perkins Street
    • Kinglake – 19 Whittlesea-Kinglake Road
    • Yea – 15 The Semi Circle
      

When Council has received your application, an invoice will be emailed in approximately five working days. After the payment has been received we will email the permit within seven working days from the payment date. This time frame may vary if we are waiting on further information.

For further information or to report a problem with stormwater, open drains and/or culverts please complete a Customer Request via our website https://www.murrindindi.vic.gov.au/Contact-Us/Customer-Request or via the methods listed above. To report a problem with stormwater, open drains and/or culverts please complete a customer request.  

* The fee was mistakenly charged at a lower rate of $67.50 during the 2020/21 financial year. The fee has now been corrected to reflect the appropriate rate for the current financial year. For the purpose of comparison, previous financial year fees were $144.70 (2019/20) and $141.20 (2018/19).