Sewerage
We manage and treat our city’s sewage, ensuring the health of our environment, our communities and our families.
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Saving water
With the impacts of climate change and population growth, we need to work together to make every drop count.
Bulk water and sewerage
We work with the retail water companies and other non-metropolitan water businesses to supply drinking and recycled water water, and to remove and treat sewerage.
What we do
Melbourne Water touches all parts of the water cycle that are essential to our way of life: from providing clean drinking water, treating sewage, planning to manage flooding, and keeping Melbourne’s rivers, creeks and catchments healthy.
Things to do
See the many ways you can get involved with Melbourne Water, whether it's through an event, citizen science program, or by discovering a new walking or bike track this weekend.
Licences and permits
Find information and apply for birdwatching access, diversion licences, dam licences and more.
Water quality
Melbourne has some of the highest-quality drinking water in the world, and our water tastes great from the tap.
Yarra River vegetation improvement, Station Road to Don Road
We’re improving the health of the Yarra River, section by section, from Dee River, Millgrove to Melba Highway, Yarra Glen.
Traditional Owner partners and community
At Melbourne Water, we understand the central role water plays in our communities, environment and economy.
We also understand that we live and work on the land and waterways Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples have lived on and used for thousands of years, and recognise the intrinsic connection of Traditional Owners to Country.
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.