Melbourne Water lodged our Price Submission 2021 with the Essential Services Commission on 9 November 2020. Subject to approval, our Submission details our investments in water supply, sewerage, drainage and waterway management services for 2021–26, and the prices reflected in Melburnians’ water bills.
The Commission released their draft decision on 25 March 2021 and will now conduct their own consultation and review process, with their final decision expected in June 2021. Our new prices and service standards will subsequently take effect from 1 July 2021.
To continue following the process, please visit the Essential Services Commission’s website or Melbourne Water’s main website. This project hub will be decommissioned in the coming months.
We’ve aimed to balance affordability with delivering the high-quality services Melburnians value, while preparing for the challenges ahead.
Like other water businesses in Victoria, our revenue is set by the Essential Services Commission – the independent regulator. Our wholesale prices contribute to the water and sewerage charges in your water bill, as well as the Waterways and Drainage Charge collected by your retail water company on our behalf.
Our Submission is the result of extensive engagement to understand the needs of our diverse community and customers across the water sector, industry and government. Learn about our activities to ensure we deliver what matters most to Melburnians, and view some of the key themes that emerged.
Melbourne Water respectfully acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the Traditional Owners and custodians of the land and water on which all Australians rely. We pay our respects to Wurundjeri, Bunurong and Wadawurrung, their Elders past, present and future, as Traditional Owners and the custodians of the land and water on which we rely and operate.
