Great Western water supply

Current water restrictions

Permanent Water Saving Rules

Safe to drink?

Yes

The water is safe for drinking. It is filtered and disinfected to meet the strict guidelines for safe drinking water. It can be used for drinking, cooking, making ice, cleaning your teeth and for showering or bathing.

Drinking water treatment

Treatment process

Microfiltration, disinfection, pH correction.

Chemicals used in the process

Sulphuric acid, polyaluminium chloride, caustic soda, chlorine.

Water quality

We test the water quality regularly. View the test results

 Statement of Water Quality for food businesses, if required.

Water supply

Your water comes from the Grampians Headworks Storages. The "headworks" is the area in and around the Grampians ranges and Wimmera River. It includes 11 reservoirs and diversion weirs and the streams and channels connecting them.

GWMWater maintains the infrastructure of the headworks, while the independent Storage Manager manages the water resources.

Sewerage services

Yes - Pressure Sewer System

Find out how to connect

 Great Western Pressure Sewer System Home Owner's Guide (1.8MB, 4 pages)

Service disruptions

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