Yarra Valley Water
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| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | 1 January 1995 |
| Preceding agencies | |
| Jurisdiction | Government of Victoria |
| Headquarters | 25-35 Lucknow Street, Mitcham, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Employees | 800+ |
| Minister responsible | |
| Agency executives |
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| Parent department | Department of Health (Victoria) |
| Website | https://www.yvw.com.au/ |
Yarra Valley Water is a Victorian Government-owned retail water corporation and the largest of the three water corporations that service metropolitan Melbourne. It provides drinking water, sewerage, trade waste, recycled water, and water-saving services to over two million people and over 61,000 businesses in the northern and eastern suburbs of Melbourne, or around 30% of Victoria's population.[1] The water distributed by Yarra Valley Water is supplied by Melbourne Water, as is the infrastructure. Oversight is provided by the Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action.[1]
Yarra Valley Water's district covers approximately 4,000 square kilometres from as far north as Wallan and extending to Warburton in the east.[2] Yarra Valley Water owns and maintains over 10,400km of water mains and over 10,300km of sewer mains.[3]
As a government-owned corporation, Yarra Valley Water is a public entity that operates on a commercial model. Its activities are overseen by an independent Board of Directors appointed by the Victorian Government. Day-to-day management and administration are delegated to the Managing Director and Executive Team. Yarra Valley Water's head office is situated in Mitcham and employs around 800 staff.[4]
Yarra Valley Water has committed to achieving net-zero emissions as part of its "beyond zero carbon" initiative. From 1 July 2025, the corporation achieved the milestone of being powered by 100% renewable electricity and is on track to report net-zero Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions for the 2025-26 financial year, four years ahead of its government obligations. The organisation is also working to reduce Scope 3 emissions, with a target of a 67% reduction by 2030 from a 2023-24 baseline.[5] Efforts include installation of solar PV production facilities at various Yarra Valley Water-owned sites, and the use of its food waste to energy facilities.
Yarra Valley Water manages:
- 10,475 kilometres of water supply mains
- 836 kilometres of recycled water supply mains
- 10,396 kilometres of sewer mains
- 90 drinking water and recycled water pumping stations
- 149 drinking water and recycled water pressure reducing stations
- 94 sewerage pumping stations
- 50 drinking water and recycled water service reservoirs
- 9 sewage treatment plants
- 1 food waste to energy facility (ReWaste)
- 3 recycled water treatment plants[6]
In 2023-24, 81km of water and sewerage supply mains were renewed or replaced.
