| Agency Name: | Yarra Valley Water |
| Formed: | 1 January 1995 |
| Preceding1: | Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works |
| Preceding2: | Melbourne Water |
| Jurisdiction: | Government of Victoria |
| Headquarters: | 25-35 Lucknow Street, Mitcham, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Motto: | To support the health and wellbeing of our customers and create a brighter future for communities and the natural environment |
| Employees: | 800+ |
| Minister1 Name: | Harriet Shing |
| Minister1 Pfo: | Minister for Water (Victoria) |
| Chief1 Name: | Pat McCafferty |
| Chief1 Position: | Managing Director |
| Chief2 Name: | Gabrielle Bell |
| Chief2 Position: | Chair of the Board |
| Chief3 Name: | Rob Skinner AM |
| Chief3 Position: | Deputy Chair |
| Chief4 Name: | Victor Perton |
| Chief4 Position: | Director |
| Chief5 Name: | Mary Kanavoutsos |
| Chief5 Position: | Director |
| Chief6 Name: | Robyn McLeod AM |
| Chief6 Position: | Director |
| Chief7 Name: | Karen Milward |
| Chief7 Position: | Director |
| Chief8 Name: | Victoria Marles AM |
| Chief8 Position: | Director |
| Chief9 Name: | Kate Vinot |
| Chief9 Position: | Director |
| Parent Department: | Department of Health (Victoria) |
| Website: | https://www.yvw.com.au/ |
Yarra Valley Water is the largest of three Victorian Government owned retail water corporations that provides drinking water,sewerage, trade waste, recycled water, and water-saving services to over two million people and over 61,000 businesses in the northern and eastern suburbs of Melbourne,[1] or around 30% of Victoria's population. The water distributed by Yarra Valley Water is supplied by Melbourne Water, as is the infrastructure. Oversight is provided by the Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action.
Yarra Valley Water's district covers approximately 4,000 square kilometres from as far north as Wallan and extending to Warburton in the east.[2] Yarra Valley Water owns and maintains over 10,400km of water mains and over 10,300km of sewer mains.
Yarra Valley Water's activities are overseen by an independent Board of Directors appointed by the Victorian Government. Yarra Valley Water's head office is situated in Mitcham and employs around 800 staff.
Yarra Valley Water has committed to achieving net-zero emissions as part of a "beyond zero carbon" initiative[3], aiming for net-zero scope 1 and scope 2 emissions by 1 July 2025, with ongoing work to reduce scope 3 emissions. Efforts include installation of solar PV production facilities at various Yarra Valley Water-owned sites, which produced 671 megawatt-hours of renewable electricity in 2023-24.
Yarra Valley Water manages:
In 2023-24, 81km of water and sewerage supply mains were renewed or replaced.
Yarra Valley Water established the ReWaste waste to energy facility[4] in Wollert, which receives commercial food waste that is broken down using anaerobic digestion in digestate tanks, to produce biogas. This biogas is used to fuel an engine which generates electricity, powering the ReWaste infrastructure and adjacent sewage treatment plant. Excess generated electricity is exported to the power grid. The process also produces digestate, a nutrient-rich product useful in agriculture. Waste is not incinerated or burned.[5] In 2023-24, 13,950 tonnes of food waste was processed to generate renewable electricity.
A second ReWaste waste to energy facility located in Lilydale is currently under construction, with opening expected in 2025.