Phase 1: Understanding the data

In April 2024, one of the agreed outcomes between the Environment Protection Authority (EPA) and Coliban Water regarding the new Operating Licence for the Kyneton Water Reclamation Plant (WRP) was that a range of water quality and river flow data would be made available to the public via our website.

We are working towards compliance with these licence conditions and installing instream monitoring devices.

The data from these devices will be published once the project to install them is complete.

In the meantime, we are publishing currently available flow and water quality data, in line with the agreed outcome.

There are some important things you should consider when reading this data:

• Coliban Water is a highly regulated business, and our water quality and flow data for the Kyneton WRP is routinely supplied to the EPA for their information and review.
• The new Operating Licence for the Kyneton WRP was underpinned by an extensive, evidence-based, environmental risk assessment (ERA), which was designed to protect the environment and human health, as well as being consistent with our Environment and Sustainability Policy Statement.
• All routine water quality samples are collected and analysed by a laboratory accredited by the National Association of Testing Authorities, and all results are reviewed to assess the ongoing performance of the WRP. If any results are unusual, the cause is investigated, and the treatment process is adjusted accordingly.
• While we review and respond to all results, you can get only get a true picture of overall water quality by looking at changes in quality trends over time.