South East Water (Australia)

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South East Water
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Agency overview
Formed1 January 1995
Jurisdiction Government of Victoria
Headquarters101 Wells Street Frankston, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Employees600+
Minister responsible
Agency executives
  • Lucia Cade, Chair of the Board
  • Lara Olsen, Managing Director
Website http://southeastwater.com.au

South East Water is one of three Victorian Government owned retail water corporations that provides drinking water, sewerage, trade waste, recycled water and water-saving services for residents and businesses in an area ranging from the south-east of Melbourne to south Gippsland in Australia. The water distributed by South East Water is supplied by Melbourne Water, as is the infrastructure. Oversight is provided by the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning.

Contents

South East Water services the south eastern region of Melbourne, including the Mornington Peninsula.

In September 2015, South East Water moved its head office to a new building on the Frankston foreshore. [1]

Infrastructure

South East Water manages over:

As well as supplying recycled water produced from its own plants, South East Water is a major supplier of recycled water from the Eastern Treatment Plant.

South East Water manages the following recycled water schemes:

iota Services

South East Water has established a commercial division called iota Services, which is tasked with commercialising and marketing innovations, products and services from across the business. Current services cover a variety of applications for operations, maintenance, capital delivery and safety in the utility sector.[ citation needed ]

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References

  1. "We're moving to Frankston - South East Water". Archived from the original on 1 October 2015. Retrieved 22 August 2015.