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Water Outlook

A summary of the state of Melbourne’s water availability for the year ahead, and our actions to secure a resilient, reliable water supply.

We’re undertaking strategic research projects to improve our knowledge of Western Port’s marine and coastal environments.

We're investing over $100 million in a four-year program to upgrade ageing sewer pipes and manholes across Melbourne.

Learn how we calculate water storage levels and why we display data in a particular way.

Melbourne Water is building new infrastructure to meet growing demand for water Melbourne’s northern and western suburbs.

Learn how to use our interactive map to view rainfall, river level or river flow data at more than 200 sites.

Understand the key values and conditions we use to track the health of our rivers, creeks and wetlands, and how we test water quality.

Help us better understand this elusive animal by reporting platypus sightings.

Waterbugs let us know how healthy our waterways are - and you can too, by monitoring your local macroinvertebrates.

Volunteer as a Waterwatch water quality monitor, and collect data to help your local river or creek.