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Melbourne Water touches all parts of the water cycle that are essential to our way of life: from providing clean drinking water, treating sewage, planning to manage flooding, and keeping Melbourne’s rivers, creeks and catchments healthy.

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    Get an overview of our activities to meet customer needs, regulatory obligations and enhance life and liveability.
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Melbourne Water respectfully acknowledges the Bunurong, Gunaikurnai, Taungurung, Wadawurrung and Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung peoples as the Traditional Owners and Custodians of the land and water on which we rely and operate. We pay our deepest respects to their Elders past, present and emerging.

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