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Residential customers
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Business customers
- Property enquiry application
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- Emergencies and faults
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- Permanent Water Saving Plan
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- Land development
- Trade waste
- Tenders and contracts
Learning centre
- Water for a
liveable region - Water storage levels
- Your water supply
- Water recycling
and sewage - Greenhouse strategy
- Water Plan 2013-2018
- For schools
- For community groups
Our projects
- Anglesea Borefield
- Northern Water Plant
- Melbourne to Geelong Pipeline
- Armstrong Creek
recycled water - Aquifer Storage and
Recovery research - Black Rock
Recycled Water Plant - All projects
Policies and governance
Our policies set goals and guidelines for the organisation and our staff.
Strategic Intent
Our Strategic Intent is our guiding document for the next five years.
It consists of a promise to our customers and stakeholders, strategic directions and objectives for our business, and actions for our staff.
Integrated Management System
Our integrated management system is the framework of policies, processes and procedures that define, control and improve our customer satisfaction, environmental management, and the health and safety of our customers and staff.
We comply with the following international and Australian standards:
- AS/NZS ISO 9001:2008 Quality Management Systems
- ASNZS ISO 14001:2004 Environmental Management System
- AS/NZS 4801:2001 Occupational Health and Safety Management System
- HACCPVER:2003 Food Safety Management System
- NATA ISO IEC 17025 International Laboratory Standard
- ISO 31000 Risk Management System.
Legislation
Our Board has set up a broad governance framework. This sets standards for ethical conduct by Board members, staff and contractors.
We comply with the following state and federal legislation
- Water Act 1989
- Water (Governance) Act 2006
- Catchment and Land Protection Act 1994
- Safe Drinking Water Act 2003
- Environment Protection Act 1970
- Essential Services Legislation (Dispute Resolution) Act 2000
- Victorian Information Privacy Act 2000
- Freedom of Information Act 1982
- Financial Management Act 1994
- Building control Act 1993
- Whistleblowers Protection Act 2001.
By-laws
Under the Water Act, we can enact by-laws effective within our service area as required.
Current by-laws:
Water Supply and Sewerage Plumbing Administrative By-Law 183 (PDF 89 KB)
Trade Waste By-Law 184 (PDF 46 KB)
Water Restrictions By-Law 189 (PDF 169 KB)
Quick links
- Management and Board
- Annual Report
- Victorian legislation and parliamentary documents
- Victorian Government Office of Water: The Water Act
Downloads
- Strategic Intent 2009-2010 PDF 2051 KB
- Statement of Obligations PDF 91 KB
- Water Supply and Sewerage Plumbing Administrative By-law 183 PDF 89 KB
- Trade Waste By-law 184 PDF 131 KB
- Water Restrictions By-law 189 PDF 169 KB
- Permanent Water Saving Plan - September 2007 (superseded) PDF 256 KB
- Integrated Management System Policy PDF 135 KB
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