You’ll need to provide us with:

• Approved engineering plan from Auckland Council

• Overall site plan of the works

• A foundation plan showing your entire proposed development including retaining walls and decks in relation to our water and wastewater pipes. You must show all Watercare assets present on the site.

• Cross section details of all structures (drawn to scale and dimensions) showing the bridging details and actual proposed vertical and horizontal clearances (not just the minimum requirement) from our assets along with the 45° line of influence taken from a point 500 mm below the bottom of the affected pipe. You’ll need to show the pipe size and invert level with key reduced levels.

• The correct legal address of the site (which complies with Auckland Council’s numbering standards).

• Works on the road corridor, including vehicle crossings and driveways – cross section of vehicle crossings/driveways showing separation clearance of the existing and/or new Watercare assets, from the FGL of the vehicle crossing/driveway to the top of the pipe. It should be 900mm minimum.

• Long section plan and/or cross section plan showing vertical and horizonal separation of intersecting and/or nearby underground services from any Watercare assets.

We recommend you engage a qualified person to complete your application since:

• All drawings must be to scale.

• Structural details must be accurate and proper.

• Construction methodologies must be detailed.

• You’ll need to supply a list of protection measures for our assets.

You may also need to provide a pre-construction CCTV inspection video and log sheets showing the condition of the affected public local network wastewater pipe(s). Please refer to the information below to determine which scenario applies to your application and whether you need to provide CCTV footage.

All approved pipes built and approved in the last 6 months

• You do not need to provide footage while applying for works over approval. However, when the work is completed, we will require footage showing the condition of the pipe.

Approved pipes older than 6 months but less than 300mm

• We’ll need pre-construction CCTV footage not older than 6 months, and log sheets of the pipe. You cannot start work until we approve the condition of the pipe.

Approved pipes older than 6 months and larger than 300mm

• Do not make pre-construction CCTV footage without our approval. We will contact you if we require footage.

Note: Please do not CCTV any transmission network pipes or rising mains.

Please submit the following to [email protected]

• A completed network works over inspection report and as-built drawings signed by a certified structural engineer. A blank template of the Network works over inspection report will be provided as part of your initial approval documents.

• As-built drawings (or red line mark-ups).

• Photos as required.

Note: if there is any change in the design, it will require an amendment or re-assessment (initial review) prior to the inspection review.

Auckland Council can’t issue a Code of Compliance for any property where a structure is built on or over our assets without our sign-off. All construction works on-site must be fully completed before you apply for final sign-off.

Please submit the following to [email protected]

1. Final CCTV inspection of the affected wastewater network. Please do not do a final CCTV inspection until all the works are fully complete. If the works are not complete, we will not approve the final sign-off. Final CCTV must not be older than 1 month at the time of the final sign-off application.
2. Photos of the completed works including but not limited to: street view images showing the house structure, fences/retaining walls, driveways and landscaping.
3. Certificate of Acceptance (CoA) for any work and/or new water and wastewater assets installed as part of this development. 
4. Approved network authorization application for the connection to the live wastewater asset. You will have received an approved Wastewater connection request.