Let’s talk water
Get to know the basics about water, because having these important conversations today will ensure our city is a great place to live: tomorrow and for generations to come.
Get to know the basics about water, because having these important conversations today will ensure our city is a great place to live: tomorrow and for generations to come.
Explore 360-degree views of the heritage-listed Maroondah system, which has supplied water to Melbourne since 1891.
Read the Melbourne Water Guide to Inclusive Communications and Engagement: equipping our staff with the necessary tools and knowledge to create more inclusive and accessible communications and engagement.
Volunteer with Landcare, and be part of a movement making positive change in the community and environment.
Sea level rise is projected to increase over the next 100 years as a result of climate change, worsening coastal inundation. Please refer to our Interim Development Assessment Principles while our 2017 Planning for Sea Level Rise Guidelines are being updated.
While Melbourne Water’s Eastern Treatment Plant has been licensed as a Major Hazard Facility since 2000, safety has been our priority since operations commenced in 1975.
We’re building solar farms at our treatment plants, helping generate renewable energy. Better for Melbourne and our planet.
Melbourne Water firefighters diagnosed with certain types of cancers may be able to access compensation, under the Forest firefighters’ presumptive rights compensation scheme.
Case study: a trial has shown that intermittently operating aerators at our reservoirs can achieve the same water quality outcomes as continuous aeration.
Cases study: a new automated system at Patterson Lakes will remotely close the town's flood gates as soon as we are alerted about potential flood conditions.