Drainage schemes are used to plan the infrastructure for new urban developments. They guide the standards you need to meet for flood protection, water quality and waterway health.

Case study: A 3D hydrodynamic model of the treated wastewater discharge environment at Boags Rocks is helping assess impacts on the near-shore environment and associated aquatic ecosystems.

Schemes comprise of a catchment-based drainage strategy outlining the functional designs of the relevant infrastructure required to service urban growth. There's a pricing arrangement detailing how we'll recoup the infrastructure costs through financial contributions paid by developers.​

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Case study: We are trialling structures that can mitigate debris flows into our water supply catchments after bushfires.

Case study: we've used photogrammetry to develop a safer way to inspect floating covers over the lagoons at the Western Treatment Plant.

Contributions are the costs we recover from developers to fund drainage scheme works and stormwater offsets.

See how Melbourne Water is meeting the challenges of population growth and climate change to make Melbourne a better place to live.

Read how Melbourne Water is adapting our operations in response to a changing and increasingly variable climate.