Annual Report
Melbourne Water's Sustainability Report 2007/08 is a review of our social, economic and environmental performance in 2007-08.
The report provides a comprehensive overview of our role as water resource manager for the Port Phillip and Westernport region and progress in achieving our vision of a sustainable water future against a challenging backdrop of continued drought, debate on climate change and low storage levels.
Key achievements included:
- Commissioning the first of six mini hydro-electricity plants as part of our target to achieve zero net greenhouse gas emissions by 2018, and exceeding our target of a 40% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions from the 2000/01 baseline
- Working smarter to deliver our increased capital works program, with alliance contracts established with our project partners that align values and objectives and provide commercial incentives for superior performance
- Significant improvement in developing a constructive behaviour in our workplace; and
- Investing $32 million in 200 projects to protect and improve waterways, water quality and drainage infrastructure to service urban growth.
More comprehensive Social and Environment data for 2007-08 is available online separately. This data includes:
- Details and performance against the Waterways Operating Charter 2007
- Drinking Water Quality Performance - including E.coli, routine physical, organic and inorganic chemical parameters, plus chemical and radiological parameters
- Environmental Performance - including Eastern and Western Treatment Plant performance, rivers and creeks water quality monitoring plus energy and greenhouse data.
Annual and Social and Environment Report archives