Water Act 1989

to provide, manage, operate, maintain and protect water supply systems for the supply of water to all or any of the following—

the holder of a bulk entitlement to water in the works of Melbourne Water Corporation granted under Division 1 of Part 4;

an Authority that has a water supply district or an irrigation district;

any other person or class of person prescribed for the purposes of this section;

any person with whom Melbourne Water Corporation has an agreement to supply water that is in force immediately before the commencement of section 162 of the Water (Governance) Act 2006;

to identify community needs relating to water supply and to plan for the future needs of the community relating to water supply;

to supply water to all or any of the persons referred to in paragraphs (a)(iii) to (vi);

to develop and implement programs for the conservation and efficient use of water;

to manage, operate, maintain and protect water storages for the collection, harvesting, storage, treatment and distribution of water;

to carry out the operational, environmental, financial and reporting obligations in any bulk entitlement to water in any works of Melbourne Water Corporation;

to provide and maintain facilities for the recreational use of water storages and surrounding areas, where this use is compatible with the protection of a water storage and the other uses to which the water in the water storage may be put;

to protect the ecological values of water storages, and to develop and implement programs related to the ecological values of water storages.