Contributions are paid as development occurs, and properties contribute on the basis of the development area and development type.

Case study: DNA meta barcoding is streamlining processing of samples from aquatic macroinvertebrate surveys, improving data quality and cost.

Floods are a natural part of our weather cycle. Know the types of flooding that could occur and how they might impact you.

Melbourne Water is one of a number of organisations who use PageUp to manage their recruitment activity.

Our Privacy Policy sets out Melbourne Water's commitments regarding privacy of personal and health information.

Melbourne’s drainage system directs stormwater away from urban areas to reduce the risk of flooding, but extreme rainfall can still sometimes cause floods.

Retarding basins play an important role in reducing flood risk, temporarily storing stormwater during very high rainfall.

Melbourne Water has played a significant role in Melbourne’s development, from creating our underground sewerage system in the 1890s to completing Thomson Reservoir, Melbourne’s largest water supply reservoir in 1984.

Find out more about key moments in our organisation’s history.​

We are responsible for managing different types of heritage, including built, indigenous, contact and natural heritage.​