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Local Government (Water Services) Act 2025

Provision of water services: operational matters - Management of stormwater networks - Obligations of owners of private land

208: Water service provider and private owner to manage critical infrastructure risks

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"Water suppliers and owners must work together to fix big problems with important water systems."

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If a stormwater network risk management plan finds a risk to critical infrastructure, you need to know what happens next. This is explained in the definition of critical infrastructure, which you can find in section 200. The water service provider and the private owner of the infrastructure must work together to find a solution to manage the risk.

The water service provider must try to work with the private owner to develop and implement a solution. If they cannot work together, or if the private owner cannot implement the agreed solution, the water service provider must develop and implement its own solution.

You can find more information about what critical infrastructure means by looking at the definition in section 200.

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Management of stormwater networks: Obligations of owners of private land

208Water service provider and private owner to manage critical infrastructure risks

  1. This section applies if a stormwater network risk management plan identifies a risk in relation to critical infrastructure described in paragraph (b) of the definition of critical infrastructure (see section 200).

  2. The water service provider in whose service area the infrastructure is located must work collaboratively with the private owner to develop and implement a solution to manage the risk.

  3. The provider must develop and implement its own solution if—

  4. a collaborative approach cannot be achieved within a reasonable time; or
    1. the private owner is unable to implement an agreed solution.