If your development must include drainage or water quality works, follow these steps to make sure they meet our standards.

If you’re constructing works required by us, your design needs to be certified before you can start work.

If you’re constructing works required by us, be properly prepared before you start.

As Melbourne grows, the amount of litter does too. Together, let’s make litter extinct!

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.

We produce stream flow management plans, local management rules and a Drought Response Plan to document the ways in which water will be managed to ensure it is shared fairly between diverters and the environment.

Read our privacy statement for the entire Melbourne Water website: what personal information is collected and how it is handled.

Learn how water moves naturally between the land, ocean and atmosphere, how it ends up in your home – and where it goes from there.

Melbourne has some of the highest-quality drinking water in the world. Learn how it makes its long journey to your tap.