Our Water Development Services (WDS) team assesses the water and sewerage aspects of development applications, including Building Over or Near Infrastructure (BOONRI) applications.
WDS also provides technical advice about our network and prepares infrastructure agreements for water and wastewater services with land developers.
If you need help to determine if a new connection to our Council’s water and/or wastewater infrastructure is feasible, please contact our team to discuss your proposal.
To connect or alter water or wastewater infrastructure that relates to development approvals or minor works you need to lodge an application with us.
Please note that the Private Works application will need an approved design plan to accompany the lodgement.
To find out more information, please see Private works.
Water and sewerage as-constructed drawings can be accessed using the following online tools:
- Logan City as-constructed plans – search for a property to find water and sewer, house drainage, stormwater and roadworks plans. Noted that the level of information available varies, depending on the property.
- Development Enquiry Tool – to see documents associated with development applications.
If you cannot find as-constructed plans for a property using our online services email council@logan.qld.gov.au. We will investigate and let you know if records are available (please allow 5–10 working days). An onsite search at the developer’s expense may be needed to locate existing services if we do not have the information.
If you want to build a structure close to existing water or sewerage (wastewater) infrastructure you may need approval.
A private building certifier will assess your proposed building works to make sure the works do not damage or block access to infrastructure. They will assess this against the Queensland development code and tell you if you need an approval from us.
To find out more see Building over or near sewerage infrastructure.
For information about the water and sewerage design and construction standards for Logan, please visit SEQ Code - Design and Construction.
Design variation requests
If you want to vary from the design and construction standards for water and sewerage infrastructure works we may ask you to complete a design variation request form(PDF, 565KB).
To discuss design requirements and proposed variations, please contact our team.
We often by asking for feedback about discussion papers and regularly consult with interested stakeholder groups about water and sewerage matters.
All feedback is considered when we prepare future policies, guidelines and amendments to the infrastructure requirements and water supply standards.
To give us your feedback contact our team.
We need easements on private property to manage important water and wastewater infrastructure. Easements allow us to enter private property so that we can construct, maintain, protect and inspect this infrastructure.
Before you start works within a water or sewerage easement contact our team.
You can find more information about easement widths needed for water and sewerage infrastructure in developments in the SEQ Design and Construction Code.
For information about preparing easement documents and terms see our plan sealing pages.
Infrastructure agreements
Infrastructure agreements are a contractual agreement between developers and Council. They detail the obligations and entitlements for each party, like the timing for the delivery of infrastructure works and the value of infrastructure offsets and refunds.
If you are considering an Infrastructure agreement, please:
For more information about how water and sewer trunk infrastructure offsets are calculated, please download our Guidelines for Water and Sewer trunk infrastructure(PDF, 570KB).
If you are returning a signed infrastructure agreement, please download our Returning an infrastructure agreement form(PDF, 599KB).
For more information, please contact our team.
Tankering agreements
Tankering agreements are a contractual agreement between a developer and Council. Tankering agreements provide certainty as to the method and responsibilities for collecting and conveying wastewater flows from a development to a Logan City Council designated wastewater treatment plant.
If you are considering a tankering agreement, please download our Request for a tankering agreement form(PDF, 630KB).
If you are returning a signed tankering agreement, please download our Returning a tankering agreement form(PDF, 152KB).
For more information, please contact our team.
In line with Queensland planning legislation, we have a local government infrastructure plan (LGIP) to manage long-term planning and delivery of trunk infrastructure.
For more information about the LGIP and documents see our infrastructure planning and charges information.
For more specific information about water and sewerage planning reports and to find out if they apply to your development contact our team.
For enquiries and advice about water and sewerage development:
You can access information about properties and development in Logan can using our free online tools. Supporting documentation, including water and sewerage planning reports are available in:
- Logan PD Hub - provides a range of online tools including development enquiry, property reports, fee estimators and helpful links
- Development Enquiry Tool - provides access to property information and development applications, including relevant documentation.
These may be helpful when considering the potential servicing requirements for a nearby development site.
Government Departments may need information directly from us or their contractor to carry out works relating to water and sewerage.
Information they need may include:
- technical advice
- an estimate of cost or quotation to undertake planning works
- preparation of design drawings
- carrying out construction works for new infrastructure
- relocating or modifying existing water or sewerage infrastructure.
To request water and sewerage related information, please download and fill in our State Government works for water and sewerage request form(PDF, 623KB). Please note that this form is not to be used for development related enquiries.
You can email your completed request form to waterda@logan.qld.gov.au.
The Water Sub-Metering for Multi-unit Properties Guidelines have been prepared to assist customers and their consultants to understand:
- the access provisions of meters
- the location of meters
- the type of meters that are permitted
- the plumbing configurations permitted
- details required for the installation of meters, and
- handover requirements for meters.
The following is Council’s Water Sub-Metering for Multi-unit Guidelines and Policy:
If you have any queries or require additional information regarding the policy and guidelines, please contact our team.
Logan Water has completed Water and Sewerage Master Planning for the entire area of Logan. However, there are areas within Logan where the catchment and/or detailed planning has not been undertaken.
Developers lodging a development application in these areas may be requested to provide a planning report to identify infrastructure works needed to service the proposed development.
If catchment planning is needed, developers are encouraged to contact our team to discuss the possibility of engaging Logan Water to undertake this planning report.
Catchment planning will generally determine the alignment/location, size/specifications and/or the easements/land needs for future trunk water and sewerage infrastructure works required to service an area much greater than an individual development.
The costs of undertaking this planning report may be eligible for Infrastructure Charges Offsets.
Where Logan Water supports such an arrangement, the developer needs to complete the Request for scoping application form.
Logan Water will prepare a scope of works for the planning report.
The cost of preparing the scope of works is $5,000.
The scope of works will generally be completed within 15 business days from the date of payment.
The developer will be required to enter into an Infrastructure Agreement with Council for Infrastructure Charges Offsets to be recognised for the payment made to the Council for preparing the scope of works and completing the planning report.
You can contact our team for more information.