Mill Park
Blocked, burst or leaking in Mill Park?
Blocked drains, burst pipes and leaks in Mill Park, from the Lakes estate to the Plenty River wetlands, passed to a licensed plumber day and night.
Plumbing in Mill Park
Planned estates and wetland outlets
Mill Park was put forward for housing by the old Board of Works and laid out in curving streets. Council says the suburb has limited opportunity for new housing growth, so most jobs are one house on its own lot with a drain that belongs to one owner.
Pipes here are younger than in the inner north, so old clay and cast iron are rare. A fault is more often a joint, a fitting or a root in newer pipe, and a camera finds which.
On the east side the suburb runs to pollution control wetlands which border the Plenty River. Stormwater from nearby homes falls that way, so outlet levels and backflow are checked when a drain there will not clear.
Jobs in Mill Park
Owner drains, lake inlets and estate plans
Blocked drains
Stormwater lines on the east side, where pollution control wetlands which border the Plenty River take the flow.
CCTV drain inspection
A camera along younger estate pipe to find a failed joint or root before anything is dug.
Gutters and downpipes
Downpipes and gutters feeding the property's own line to the council drain.
What it costs: hot water replacement cost, gutter replacement cost, toilet installation cost
Mill Park questions
Lake traps, development plans and the road reserve
Who clears the stormwater pipe from my house to the council drain?
Whittlesea says every owner is responsible for ensuring that each stormwater drainage pipe from their property to a council drain in the road reserve is sound. Pits and pipes past that point are council's to look after.
What happens to stormwater around Peter Hopper Lake?
Council works there put in a gross pollutant trap to capture rubbish, leaves and debris before stormwater enters the lake, with new inlet pipes. A blocked pit or pipe on that system is council's to clear, and the owner's pipes stop at the road reserve.
Where is the drainage plan for the Lakes estate?
Whittlesea says the Mill Park Lakes Estate Overall Development Plan is held by its Strategic Futures department rather than online. Asking for it early saves a wait when easement or layout questions come up.
