eWater
eWater develops hydrological and stormwater modelling software for Australian governments, water utilities, councils, universities, and international development partners, combining software support, training, advisory expertise, and government-funded programs under a government-owned operating structure.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2013
- HeadquartersAustralian Capital Territory, Australia
- Headcount11–50
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingSoftware
What eWater does
eWater is a government-owned Australian not-for-profit enterprise that develops water-management modelling software and provides hydrological expertise to public agencies and professional users. Its core platform, eWater Source, is Australia's National Hydrological Modelling Platform and combines rainfall, streamflow, evaporation, catchment behaviour, water demand, infrastructure operations, and climate scenarios for integrated planning from urban to river-basin scales. Its urban water and stormwater portfolio includes eWater MUSIC/MUSICX, the Urban Developer plugin, Toolkit, and the Insight optimization tool.
Revenue comes primarily from software licensing and annual Support and Maintenance Agreements, with eWater Academy training and certification providing an additional service stream. eWater sells and supports its products through direct relationships with Australian federal, state and territory agencies, water utilities, councils, universities, research institutions, and engineering and development businesses. It also operates eWater Solutions, the Australian Water Partnership, and Mekong Water Solutions, delivering international development, capacity-building, and technical-assistance programs on behalf of the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade across South Asia, Southeast Asia, and the Pacific.
eWater supplements direct distribution with university teaching, a Canberra training center, online and capital-city courses, conferences, and research collaborations. Product integrations include Geoscience Australia's Open Data Cube, Australian Bureau of Meteorology streamflow forecasting, and MUSICX interoperability with HEC-RAS and Drains; the cloud-based Run Manager supports large simulation workloads. The supplied data reports 11-50 employees and no publicly disclosed revenue or funding rounds.
eWater firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- eWater
- Legal name
- eWater Ltd
- Website
- https://ewater.org.au
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2013
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 11–50 employees
- Short description
- eWater develops hydrological and stormwater modelling software for Australian governments, water utilities, councils, universities, and international development partners, combining software support, training, advisory expertise, and government-funded programs under a government-owned operating structure.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
eWater industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Hydrological and Water Resource Modelling Software
- NAICS
- Water Supply and Irrigation Systems (22131)
- SIC
- Water Supply (4941)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Water Quality & Watershed/Hydrologic Modeling (SWMM/HEC-RAS, Flood/Runoff/Nutrient) (EUAHAKAF)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Real-Time Monitoring & Smart Stormwater (Sensors, SCADA/IoT, RTC) (EUANAEAK), Construction Management & Delivery (EPCM/CMAR/Design-Build Oversight) (EUANALAE), Water & Wastewater Compliance (NPDES/Stormwater, Pretreatment, Drinking Water/SDWA) (EUAHABAB), Water Resources Administration (Watersheds, Rivers, Groundwater) (BPAIAMAE)
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Where eWater is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Australian Capital Territory
- HQ country
- Australia
- HQ region
- Oceania
Offices1 record
Markets served
eWater business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Software
- Cost components
- Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales
Revenue model
- Software Licensing and Support: Revenue from licensing eWater Source and MUSIC/MUSICX software products with Support and Maintenance Agreements (SMA). Software requires active SMA for access to latest versions and updates.
- Training Services: eWater Academy provides tiered training programs including Fundamentals, Advanced, and Specialist certifications in Source and MUSIC modelling. Training delivered in capital cities, Canberra training centre, and online.
- International Development Programs: Delivers international water development programs on behalf of the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade through the Australian Water Partnership and Mekong Water Solutions.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Subscription | Annual | Support and Maintenance Agreement (SMA) |
Go-to-market motion3 records
Distribution channels4 records
Marketing channels9 records
eWater product offering
Product offeringCore offering
eWater develops, maintains, and licenses Australia's National Hydrological Modelling Platform (eWater Source) and the eWater MUSIC/MUSICX stormwater quality modelling software. The company also delivers training and certification through the eWater Academy and runs international water development programs in the Indo-Pacific region on behalf of the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Customers are primarily Australian government agencies, water utilities, local councils, research institutions, and engineering firms.
Product overview
eWater Group operates as a multi-product water management technology organization. The core product portfolio consists of eWater Source (Australia's National Hydrological Modelling Platform) for integrated catchment-to-river-basin water modelling, and eWater MUSIC/MUSICX for urban stormwater and water sensitive urban design simulation. These are supplemented by the Urban Developer plugin within Source for urban water demand estimation, and the Insight optimization tool for scenario analysis. The company also offers the eWater Academy training and certification program. The products work together to support integrated planning, operations, and governance from urban to catchment to river basin scales.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- eWater Source: Australia's National Hydrological Modelling Platform - integrated water modelling software for catchment, river basin, and water resource management
- eWater MUSIC
- eWater MUSICX
- Urban Developer
- Australian Water Partnership
- Mekong Water Solutions
Products and services
- eWater Source Australia's National Hydrological Modelling Platform - an integrated water modelling platform that allows researchers and water managers to combine rainfall, streamflow, evaporation, catchment behaviour, water demand, infrastructure operations, and climate scenarios within a single integrated modelling environment. Used by water utilities, governments, researchers, and catchment management agencies.
- eWater MUSIC Software tool for water sensitive urban design that simulates the behaviour of stormwater in urban catchments and helps communities understand the performance of stormwater quality treatment systems such as rain gardens, wetlands, and biofiltration systems. Used by over 120 Australian councils and hundreds of engineering businesses.
- Urban Developer
Quantifiable outcome
- Up to 30% reduction in nutrients and solids before reaching waterways (ACT Government Belconnen Wetlands project)
- +2 more outcomes
Companies that use eWater
Customer profileNamed customers9 records
Segments6 records
Ideal customer profiles5 records
eWater technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Integration2 records
Feature8 records
eWater partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core, secondary and minor.
- Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT)coreDFAT is the primary funding partner for international water development programs. eWater delivers the Australian Water Partnership and Mekong Water Solutions programs on behalf of DFAT, supporting climate-resilient water management in South Asia, South-East Asia, and the Pacific.
- Melbourne WatercorePartnership to upgrade Melbourne Water's water resource models, replacing the REALM model with Source. Includes development of Urban Developer plugin and cloud-based run manager for improved modelling capabilities.
- University of SydneysecondaryResearch collaboration with civil engineering students using eWater Source for water security research projects examining climate change impacts on Sydney's water supply.
- Geoscience AustraliacoreCollaboration integrating Geoscience Australia's Open Data Cube for accessing and managing space-based data to generate Source model inputs automatically, making modelling more accessible.
- Australian Bureau of MeteorologycoreIntegration of BOM's streamflow forecasting tools with eWater Source and Geoscience Australia data to develop drought monitoring and early warning capabilities.
- Mekong River CommissioncoreLong-standing partnership supporting transboundary water management in the Mekong River Basin. eWater provides world-class water resource modelling tools and technical support.
- WaterAid AustraliasecondaryPartnership in Papua New Guinea supporting development of inclusive Monitoring Information System focusing on water scarcity, water security, and climate resilient activities.
- Australian Water AssociationsecondaryPartnership facilitated utility 'twins' between water utilities across five countries, establishing relationships with water associations in Indonesia, Solomon Islands, and Vietnam.
- Monash UniversitysecondaryResearch collaboration evaluating eWater MUSIC's biofiltration modelling capabilities for climate-resilient stormwater management. Paper to be released at MODSIM 2025.
- Universiti Sains MalaysiasecondaryPilot study calibrating eWater MUSIC for tropical stormwater modelling, demonstrating tool versatility in international contexts. Study funded by Malaysia's Ministry of Higher Education.
- Ocean ProtectminorWebinar partnership where eWater's Senior Urban Hydrologist presented at Ocean Protect's Stormwater Fundamental Series to over 670 registrations.
- Australian River Restoration CentreminorCommunity partnership for environmental restoration, including volunteer tree planting on the Gudgenby River near Namadgi National Park.
Scale indicators7 records
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights6 records
eWater competitors and assessment
Company assessmentBroad incumbents
- Bentley Systems: Bentley's OpenFlows portfolio (WaterGEMS, SewerGEMS, HAMMER, FLOOD) and Bentley iTwin platform compete with eWater Source and MUSIC across planning, design, and operations workflows for water utilities, complementing Bentley's broader infrastructure digital twin offering.
- Royal HaskoningDHV: Royal HaskoningDHV is a global engineering and water consultancy that also develops and applies water modelling tools (e.g., InfoWorks, SWMM-based workflows) for municipal and industrial clients, broadly competing with eWater Solutions' advisory and capacity-building services in the Indo-Pacific.
- Autodesk (Innovyze / InfoDrainage): Autodesk, through its acquisition of Innovyze, sells InfoSWMM, InfoDrainage, and InfoWorks ICM for urban stormwater and integrated catchment modelling — direct competition to eWater MUSIC and Source, wrapped inside the broader Autodesk AEC software stack.
Direct peers
- TUFLOW: TUFLOW is a 1D/2D hydrodynamic and flood modelling software widely used in Australia for stormwater and floodplain analysis, overlapping significantly with eWater MUSIC's storm event and flood modelling use cases for the same council and engineering customer base.
- XP Solutions (now part of Autodesk): XP Solutions' XPStorm and XPSWMM are established stormwater and urban drainage modelling packages used by Australian engineers and local councils, competing head-to-head with eWater MUSIC for development assessment and stormwater design work.
- DHI Water & Environment: DHI is the closest direct competitor: its MIKE Powered by DHI suite (MIKE HYDRO, MIKE URBAN, MIKE+ covering catchment hydrology, river basins, urban water and stormwater) targets exactly the same government and utility buyers as eWater Source and MUSIC/MUSICX, with global reach.
- Hydrologic (HYDROLOGIC / HYMOS): Hydrologic and its HYMOS / Rainfall-Runoff modelling stack provide catchment and river basin hydrology software for European water authorities and engineering consultancies, positioning it as a regional direct peer to eWater Source in target market and product type.
Others
- Esri: Esri's ArcGIS is the dominant spatial data platform that underpins eWater's geospatial integrations (including the Open Data Cube with Geoscience Australia); it is an enabling infrastructure partner and adjacent ecosystem rather than a direct competitor.
- KWR Water Research Institute: KWR is a Dutch water research and modelling organisation that develops and applies hydrological models for European utilities; comparable in its mission of science-based water modelling capacity building and partnership with public-sector clients.
Regional players
- SMEC (Surbana Jurong): SMEC is an Australian-headquartered engineering consultancy (now part of Surbana Jurong) whose dams, water resources, and river engineering practices are core users and sometimes co-developers of hydrological modelling tools overlapping with the eWater Source customer base across Australia and the Indo-Pacific.
Market position
Strengths4 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat6 records
Key risks5 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
eWater social profiles
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Trust signalCompliance1 record
eWater financial estimates
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eWater leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles10 records
eWater subsidiaries and ownership
Company hierarchySubsidiaries3 records
eWater funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
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eWater M&A and investment
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Investments
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Frequently asked questions about eWater
What does eWater do?
eWater develops, maintains, and licenses Australia's National Hydrological Modelling Platform (eWater Source) and the eWater MUSIC/MUSICX stormwater quality modelling software. The company also delivers training and certification through the eWater Academy and runs international water development programs in the Indo-Pacific region on behalf of the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Customers are primarily Australian government agencies, water utilities, local councils, research institutions, and engineering firms.
Is eWater a public or private company?
eWater is a private company. It is classified as state government owned and is currently operating.
When was eWater founded?
eWater was founded in 2013. It employs 11 to 50 people.
Where is eWater based?
eWater is headquartered in Australian Capital Territory, Australia, in the Oceania region.
How does eWater make money?
Three revenue lines are on record. Software Licensing and Support is the primary driver. The others are training Services and international Development Programs.
Who are eWater's main competitors?
Broad incumbents on record are Bentley Systems, Royal HaskoningDHV and Autodesk (Innovyze / InfoDrainage). Direct peers are TUFLOW, XP Solutions (now part of Autodesk), DHI Water & Environment and Hydrologic (HYDROLOGIC / HYMOS). Others are Esri and KWR Water Research Institute. SMEC (Surbana Jurong) is listed as a regional player.
Does eWater have an API?
No public API is recorded for eWater.
What industry is eWater in?
eWater's product category is Hydrological and Water Resource Modelling Software. Its primary akta.pro industry code is EUAHAKAF, Water Quality & Watershed/Hydrologic Modeling (SWMM/HEC-RAS, Flood/Runoff/Nutrient), with a secondary code of EUANAEAK, Real-Time Monitoring & Smart Stormwater (Sensors, SCADA/IoT, RTC). Its NAICS code is 22131 and its SIC code is 4941.