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Active region · Postcodes 3945 – 3996
South Gippsland
From Wilson's Promontory to the Bass Coast: rainwater tanks on rural blocks, South Gippsland Water and Westernport Water mains through the townships, and coastal aerosol corrosion on every beach-adjacent catchment.
Bass CoastSouth Gippsland InlandCorner Inlet & Prom Coast
Local partner: Pristine Water Systems South GippslandDominant water sources
- •Melbourne Water mains supply across metropolitan Melbourne
- •Regional urban water corps (Barwon, Coliban, Goulburn Valley, Gippsland Water)
- •Rainwater tanks on rural properties across Gippsland, the Otways and the Central Highlands
- •Private bores across the Wimmera, Mallee and irrigation-district properties
Common concerns we see
- •Bushfire-catchment contamination on tanks after major fire events (2009, 2019-20)
- •Iron, manganese and salinity in Wimmera-Mallee bores
- •Turbidity spikes on regional-town supply after heavy catchment rain
- •Blue-green algae on the Murray, Goulburn and Latrobe river systems
- •Coastal aerosol corrosion on Gippsland and Great Ocean Road tank systems
Regulatory framework
- •Safe Drinking Water Act 2003 (Vic) and Safe Drinking Water Regulations 2015
- •Victorian Department of Health private water supply guidance
- •Australian Drinking Water Guidelines (ADWG) 2011, updated 2022