Keep construction running to plan by making the most of our resources, and avoid delays in getting your certificate of practical completion and reimbursement.

Submit your End of Defects Liability Period Statement – once this is accepted, you will be eligible to receive your final reimbursement and Certificate of Completion.

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.​

Download your drainage scheme.

Our rivers, creeks and wetlands have played many roles throughout history: as places of cultural importance, sources of water and natural forms of drainage.

The Yarra River is not big by world standards. It runs for just 242 kilometres from its source on the flanks of Mt Baw Baw in the Yarra Ranges National Park to its mouth at the head of Port Phillip Bay in Newport.

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