About Melbourne Water
Melbourne Water is a statutory authority owned by the Victorian Government, and manages and protects the city's major water resources, including water storage reservoirs and how drinking water is supplied.
Mitigation
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Develop and implement plans for the protection of Melbourne Water’s assets and systems, including dam safety, water quality, catchment and asset security |
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Develop policies and procedures for the management of trade waste |
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Regulate development in flood prone areas within Melbourne Water’s waterway management district as a referral authority under council planning schemes |
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Prepare sub-catchment drainage strategies to support urban development |
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Establish agreements with land developers for the provision of drainage infrastructure |
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Develop and implement plans and operational procedures for the continuity of Melbourne’s water supply systems, dams, reticulated wastewater (sewerage) systems, waterways and drainage assets |
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Develop and undertake training and exercise activities to ensure that Melbourne Water’s people, customers and partners are able to implement plans and procedures |
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Continue to develop the flood monitoring system for Melbourne Water’s waterway management district |
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Implement plans for the protection of Melbourne Water’s assets and systems from threats and impacts, including dam safety, water quality, catchment and asset security |
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Implement plans and procedures for the continuity of services in the event of a threat or impact to Melbourne Water’s reticulated water supply systems, dams, reticulated wastewater (sewerage) systems, waterways and drainage assets |
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Participating agency for the following flood mitigation activities:
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Table 8: Participating agencies for mitigation |
Participating agency for the storm mitigation activity: drainage systems (drainage standards and strategy) |
Table 8: Participating agencies for mitigation |
Response (including Relief)
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Undertake response activities related to DELWP response plans |
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Provide advice and support to the control agency and other response agencies regarding the impact of an incident or emergency (including pollution to waterways) within Melbourne Water’s waterway management district |
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Provide advice and support to DELWP for any dam safety event |
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Provide flood predictions to the BoM for Melbourne’s water courses for which flood warning systems have been developed |
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Provide emergency works to alleviate flooding and clearance of waterways and drainage assets after flooding has occurred |
Recovery
Activity | Critical task alignment / activity source |
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Lead the delivery of the following recovery activities: |
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18.4 |
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19.7 |
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17.4, 18.4 |
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18.4, 18.6 |
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19.2, 19.7 |
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19.2, 19.3, 19.7 |
Recovery Support Agency (RecSA) to support fish death clean-ups where the fish death event is on a Melbourne Water managed catchment area and where the fish death event is due to natural causes. It is at Melbourne Water’s discretion to lead a fish death clean up at a regional or state scale. |
Table 18: Recovery coordination: Natural environment |
Recovery Support Agency (RecSA) to relevant land managers to undertake erosion control on public land to help manage risk to public safety, natural and cultural assets and values, and infrastructure |
Table 18: Recovery coordination: Natural environment |
Assurance and Learning
For assurance and learning activities, refer directly to the agency for further information.