Water Pipes Across and Along Roads Policy

Objective

Access to water is a significant issue for all rural properties, and in many cases there is a need to get the water from one side of the road to the other for stock or domestic purposes. Council has in place an approval process to allow pipe crossings or placement of pipes within public road reserves.

The objective of this policy is to ensure that all private pipelines and associated infrastructure constructed on/under public road reserves are carried out to a high uniform standard and that the pipeline may not be a burden on the community.

This policy will assist Council in achieving Theme 4, Goal 4.1 of the Community Plan, ‘Connecting our Region High Quality Road Network that is Safe and Efficient’.