Gippsland Water delivers reliable, high-quality water, wastewater and waste recovery services to ensure social, environmental and economic benefits to domestic and commercial clients across Central Gippsland.

It services a geographic region of 5,029 square kilometres and a population of more than 130,000 people.

Around 64,000 megalitres of water is distributed each year to Central Gippsland towns including Boisdale, Briagolong, Boolarra, Buln Buln, Churchill, Coongulla, Cowwarr, Darnum, Drouin, Erica, Glengarry, Glenmaggie, Hazelwood North, Heyfield, Maffra, Mirboo North, Moe, Morwell, Neerim South, Newborough, Nilma, Noojee, Rawson, Rokeby, Rosedale, Sale, Seaspray, Stratford, Thorpdale, Toongabbie, Trafalgar, Traralgon, Traralgon South, Tyers, Warragul, Willow Grove, Wurruk, Yallourn North, Yarragon and Yinnar.

Gippsland Water’s client base also encompasses major commercial clients from manufacturing, power generation, health service, timber, paper and dairy industries.

Gippsland Water manages approximately 100 water storage basins throughout the region including Moondarra Reservoir, its largest catchment. Moondarra Reservoir was constructed in the late 1950s and is situated in the foothills of the Baw Baw Ranges on the Tyers River. This facility can hold up to 30,300 megalitres.

Gippsland Water also operates a Resource Recovery Facility and agribusiness located on a 8,000 ha site 20km south-east of Sale, Victoria. It treats 70% of the prescribed liquid and solid industrial waste generated across the region and has been operational since 1987.

The ecologically responsible agribusiness uses innovative and sustainable farming practices to enhance the return from Gippsland Water’s land assets. These include plantations, grain and fodder production and a livestock program which comprises approximately 3,000 head of cattle - making it the second largest closed cattle herd in Gippsland.

GIPPSLAND WATER - Quick Facts

Water

41 towns supplied
61,400 properties serviced
64,400 megalitres of water supplied annually
1,900 kilometres of water mains
17 water treatment plants

Wastewater

23 towns serviced
52,500 properties serviced
20,900 megalitres of wastewater collected
1,400 kilometres of sewer mains
11 wastewater treatment plants and 2 ocean outfalls

Waste materials

Last year Gippsland Water treated:

• 22,500 tonnes of liquid waste
• 8,900 tonnes of solid waste