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Read the latest Melbourne Water news and media releases. Find out how to contact us for press enquiries, interview requests and media responses.
Upgraded the electrical and control equipment of the pump station along the Yarra River opposite the entrance to Crown Casino on Southbank Boulevard. During storm events the pumps allow a faster rate of flow for water into the river when the drains are at capacity.
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.
The consultation and submissions stage of the Maribyrnong River Flood Review is now complete.
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 is undertaking water main upgrade works in Melbourne’s eastern and south-eastern suburbs. These upgrade works will ensure Melbourne Water can continue to supply our customers and the wider community with a safe and reliable water supply now and into the future.
Melbourne Water firefighters diagnosed with certain types of cancers may be able to access compensation, under the Forest firefighters’ presumptive rights compensation scheme.
The impacts of climate change, and an evolving urban landscape combined with new standards, have prompted Melbourne Water to fast-track new flood modelling across Melbourne.
An improved flood warning system for Greater Melbourne catchments will be the focus of an implementation group jointly run by Melbourne Water, the Bureau of Meteorology and the Victoria State Emergency Service (VICSES) in the wake of the October 2022 Maribyrno