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Executive overview
Key findings
A$2,110.6 million: total revenue in FY2025; net profit after tax A$81.7 million
509 billion liters: water supplied in 2024-25
A$7,307.7 million: capital expenditure benchmark for 2026–2031 (Essential Services Commission final decision)
204,379 t CO2-e: net Scope 1 and 2 emissions in 2024-25, 50% below baseline
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Buyer relevance
Who the report is for
Suppliers and consultants new to the account
Get the utility's mandate, assets, projects and finances on a few pages before a first meeting.
Analysts and lenders
Use the FY2021–FY2025 financial table and borrowings at 30 June 2025 as a starting point.
Policy and planning staff
See how the 2026-27 price decision, the desalination order and flood exposure fit together.
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Decision scope
Questions answered
How large is Melbourne Water?
It supplied 509 billion liters of water and treated 366,976 ML of sewage in 2024-25, with total revenue of A$2,110.6 million in FY2025.
What are its biggest projects?
They include the A$711 million Resource Recovery and Re-Use Complex at the Western Treatment Plant and the A$225 million Maroondah Reservoir outlet replacement.
How is it regulated?
The Essential Services Commission set a revenue requirement of A$10,010.4 million for 2026–2031, with an allowed return on equity of 4.1% a year in real terms.
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Inside the report
Inside the complete report
Executive Overview
Utility and Service Mandate
Water Resources and Supply
Infrastructure and Treatment
Networks and Assets
Wastewater and Resource Management
Financial Position
Investment and Major Projects
Tariffs and Customer Context
Energy and Sustainability
Governance and Regulation
Climate and Resilience
Forward Developments
Key Intelligence Summary
Source Register
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Public preview
What to watch next
Financial Position
FY2026 results and borrowings.
Investment and Major Projects
Contract awards for the treatment plant capacity works.
Tariffs and Customer Context
Annual price approvals within the 2026–2031 period.
Water Resources and Supply
Summer 2026/27 storages, when restrictions may be possible if dry conditions continue; the Water Security Taskforce report due in March 2027.
The Financial Position and Investment sections show the FY2021–FY2025 financial table and the major projects with cost and status.
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Included
What you receive
The complete PDF report: 12 pages, 15 sections, 13 tables and a register of 16 sources.
This edition
October 2026 edition.
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Evidence & method
Evidence and method
The profile draws on Melbourne Water annual reports, Essential Services Commission price decisions, and Melbourne Water's supply, treatment, project, energy and flood publications, with current status checked against the 2026 Water Outlook, an Auditor-General's audit and parliamentary proceedings.
Sources
16 sources, listed in the report's source register. Evidence current to 29 October 2026. Principal data periods: FY2025 audited results and 2024-25 operating data (years ending 30 June); 2026–2031 regulatory period; storage levels to 1 September 2026. Status checked against public sources on 29 October 2026. All currency is Australian dollars (A$)..
Evidence boundaries
This report uses authoritative source material available at the stated research cutoff. It distinguishes published facts, calculated values and analytical interpretation. No independent modelling is performed. Forward-looking analysis reflects published plans, documented trends and stated uncertainties. It does not constitute legal, financial, investment or engineering advice.
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Lead analyst
Robert C. Brears
Founder, Our Future Water Intelligence
Robert C. Brears is a water-security specialist and author whose work examines utility governance, infrastructure investment, climate resilience and long-term water-system change for executive and policy audiences.
- Decision-focused utility intelligence
- Published water-policy author
- Evidence-grounded system analysis
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Buyer FAQs
Before you purchase
Who can use the report?
Licensed for internal use within one purchasing organization. The PDF and its contents may be shared with colleagues within that organization. External redistribution, resale and public publication are prohibited without permission.
How is the report delivered?
The PDF is available to download immediately after confirmed payment, through our secure delivery system.
Can my organization buy wider access?
Institutional purchasing: For invoice enquiries, multi-organization licensing or broader access requirements, contact Our Future Water Intelligence.
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Utility Intelligence Profile: Melbourne Water
- Format
- Length
- 12 pages
- Edition
- October 2026 edition
- Price
- USD 99
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Report details
Publication details
- Publisher
- Our Future Water Intelligence
- Report family
- Utility Intelligence Profile
- Edition
- October 2026 edition
- Format
- Length
- 12 pages
- Reference
- OFW_EXT_MELBOURNE_WATER_UTILITY_INTELLIGENCE_PROFILE_71f8ad5a5d0e
- Evidence current to
- 29 October 2026
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