Werribee Irrigation District

About the area

The Werribee Irrigation District sources water from the Werribee River and Melbourne's Western Treatment Plant.

This rural water supply system delivers non-potable water to irrigators in the area south-east of Werribee.

This system is supplied by Southern Rural Water.

The table below shows the total volumes of water supplied from water resources in the Werribee Irrigation District system in 2024-25.

Water account component	2023-24 (ML)	2024-25 (ML)
Volume in store
Start volume in store	170	240
End volume in store	240	190
Change in store	70	(50)
Inflows
Inflow from surface water	12,350	13,424
Inflow from groundwater	0	0
Inflow from distribution system	0	0
Inflow from recycled water	2,224	2,408
Rainfall	0	0
Unattributed inflows	70	6
Total inflows	14,644	15,838
Outflows
Deliveries
Deliveries to rural customers ¹	10,754	13,119
Deliveries to environment	0	0
Passed to other systems ²	116	55
Total deliveries	10,870	13,174
Losses
System losses	3,704	2,713
Total losses	3,704	2,713
Total outflows	14,574	15,887
System efficiency
Distribution system efficiency (%)	75%	83%

Water account component	2023-24 (ML)	2024-25 (ML)
Volume in store
Start volume in store	170	240
End volume in store	240	190
Change in store	70	(50)
Inflows
Inflow from surface water	12,350	13,424
Inflow from groundwater	0	0
Inflow from distribution system	0	0
Inflow from recycled water	2,224	2,408
Rainfall	0	0
Unattributed inflows	70	6
Total inflows	14,644	15,838
Outflows
Deliveries
Deliveries to rural customers ¹	10,754	13,119
Deliveries to environment	0	0
Passed to other systems ²	116	55
Total deliveries	10,870	13,174
Losses
System losses	3,704	2,713
Total losses	3,704	2,713
Total outflows	14,574	15,887
System efficiency
Distribution system efficiency (%)	75%	83%

Explore the Southern Rural Water Corporation local report.