Licences and permits
Find information and apply for birdwatching access, diversion licences, dam licences and more.
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Water quality
Melbourne has some of the highest-quality drinking water in the world, and our water tastes great from the tap.
Traditional Owner partners and community
At Melbourne Water, we understand the central role water plays in our communities, environment and economy.
Spartina management in Western Port estuaries
We’re undertaking a ten-year program to completely eradicate Spartina, an introduced grass species, from Western Port by 2025.
We Will Walk Country Together
Melbourne Water respectfully acknowledges the Bunurong, Gunaikurnai, Taungurung, Wadawurrung and Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung peoples as the Traditional Owners and Custodians of the land and water on which we rely and operate. We pay our deepest respects to their Elders past, present and emerging.
Hawthorn East Retarding Basin Upgrade
We're upgrading the Hawthorn East Retarding Basin, located next to Rathmines Reserve, to ensure a safe drainage system and prevent surrounding homes from flooding.
Essex Street Main Drain Rehabilitation
We're performing upgrades to the Essex Street Main Drain - one of Melbourne Water's significant drains in the South Yarra and Prahran catchment.
Enhancing vegetation along Malcolm Creek
We’re undertaking a four-year program of weed control and revegetation works to improve the condition of native vegetation along Malcolm Creek in Mount Ridley Nature Conservation Reserve.
Newsroom
Read the latest Melbourne Water news and media releases. Find out how to contact us for press enquiries, interview requests and media responses.
Planning for sea level rise
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.