About the area
South East Water is one of Melbourne’s three retail water corporations. It obtains treated bulk water from Melbourne Water and operates a single, integrated water supply system covering south-east Melbourne, the Mornington Peninsula and part of South Gippsland.
More information on the water corporation can be found at South East
2022-23 overview
Urban deliveries
150,949 ML of urban residential and non-residential deliveries were made in 2022-23, similar to the previous year (155,079 ML).
Wastewater recycled at treatment plants
20% of wastewater was recycled (2,967 ML of 14,944 ML), similar to 25% in 2021-22.
Water deliveries
Table 1: Urban system water balance, South East Water
Recycled water
Water recycled at wastewater treatment plants can be used to supplement water available in river basins. Table 2 lists the wastewater treatment plants managed by South East Water. Water discharged to the environment from treatment plants is included as an inflow to the water balance for each of the river basins.
More information can be found in How we account for water supply.
