City of Melbourne Urban Water

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City of Melbourne Urban Water

Water is essential for liveability in Melbourne, keeping our green spaces healthy and cooling the city. Explore the Urban Water website to discover how we are creating a sustainable water system for the city.

More water falls on Melbourne every year than we need for irrigation. Find out how we are capturing this resource.

Flinders Street Station

What is the water cycle and how does urbanisation impact it?

Flinders Street Station

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Take a tour of the stormwater harvesting system in Queen Victoria and Alexandra Gardens.

Wetlands can clean and store stormwater for irrigating our parks. Watch the video to learn more.

View projects using our interactive map

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Take a self guided tour

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Explore Urban Water case studies by project type:
Technical case studies are available for each project

Raingardens

Greening projects

Wetlands

Water capture
& reuse

Permeability
& infiltration

Recycled
water

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with the State Government of Victoria

This website was delivered in partnership with the State Government of Victoria