Melbourne Water has launched a new interactive website giving Victorians the opportunity to explore its healthy waterways annual Report Card for the first time in a digital format.
The utility said the new website was an important and essential tool to the Healthy Waterways Strategy 2018-2028.
“It allows users to explore how the region’s catchments and waterways are faring against the targets of the Strategy while also updating the current state of waterway conditions and key values across each catchment,” Melbourne Water said.
It said some of the key findings from the latest report found 43 of the region’s 45 performance objectives were in progress and two were complete; all catchments were on track to achieve 10-year vegetation targets; Maribyrnong, Werribee and Yarra catchments were on-track to meet 10-year stormwater harvesting targets; and all catchments were on track to achieve access targets.
“To ensure progress continues to stay on track, efforts will need to increase in future years as targets become more challenging,” the utility said.
Chair of the Strategy’s Regional Leadership Group at Melbourne Water, Rob Vertessy said the new Report Card was a great tool for measuring the Strategy’s performance objectives.
“This year’s findings are a fantastic reflection of the collaborative efforts of the Strategy’s regional leadership partners,” Professor Vertessy said.
“The Healthy Waterways Strategy Report Card is a great tool for providing the region with information about what is occurring in each catchment so we can continue creating healthy waterways for everyone,” he said.
Professor Vertessy said the results of this year’s annual Report Card were a testament to the collaborative efforts of the Strategy’s regional leadership partners.
Melbourne Water’s Healthy Waterways Report Card can be accessed at this PS News link.
