South Gippsland Water

What South Gippsland Water does

South Gippsland Water is a state-owned statutory water corporation established under the Water Act 1989, operating as one of 19 government-owned water businesses in Victoria, Australia. The company provides drinking water, sewerage, trade waste, and recycled water services across the South Gippsland region, serving towns including Leongatha, Wonthaggi, Korumburra, Foster, Toora, Yarram, Meeniyan, Dumbalk, and Fish Creek. Its infrastructure footprint comprises 10 separate water supply systems, 7 key-tag-operated standpipes, and 16 Choose Tap drinking fountains, supported by treatment plants, reservoirs, and pipe networks managed by 51-100 employees headquartered in Foster.

The business model is that of a regulated monopoly. Revenue is generated through quarterly subscription billing comprising fixed service charges plus volumetric usage charges for residential and commercial customers, supplemented by trade waste fees, property connection charges, and land development fees. Pricing is regulated by the Essential Services Commission under the PREMO water pricing framework, with the current price submission covering the period 1 July 2023 to 30 June 2028. Customers include residential property owners and tenants, commercial and industrial trade waste dischargers, property developers, and plumbers. Community engagement is delivered through the Tap In digital platform, a Community Advisory Committee, the Choose Tap program, quarterly Pipeline newsletter, and annual performance reporting to the ESC.

The company pursues a 2040 Vision focused on being a trusted regional water partner, and is currently preparing its next Urban Water Strategy covering a 50-year planning horizon including climate change adaptation. Distribution is exclusively through the regional pipe network; billing and payments are supported by BPAY, Australia Post, and direct debit, with a new online customer portal under development. There are no AI/ML capabilities, patents, private funding, or M&A activity disclosed in the source material.

Name

South Gippsland Water

Legal name

South Gippsland Water

Website

https://sgwater.com.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

South Gippsland Water is a state-owned statutory water corporation providing drinking water, sewerage, trade waste, and recycled water services to the South Gippsland region of Victoria, Australia, operating as a regulated monopoly under the Water Act 1989.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Water and Wastewater Utility Services

NAICS

Water, Sewage and Other Systems (2213), Sewage Treatment Facilities (22132)

SIC

Water Supply (4941), Sanitary Services (4950)

akta.pro primary industry

Water Supply & Wastewater Utilities Administration (BPAIACAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Water Resources Administration (Watersheds, Rivers, Groundwater) (BPAIAMAE), Gravity Sewer Collection Networks (Sanitary Sewers) (EUANACAA), Pressurized Sewer Systems (Force Mains) (EUANACAB)

Keywords

• Water utility services
• Wastewater management
• Drinking water supply
• Sewerage services
• Recycled water

Headquarters

HQ city

Foster

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Infrastructure, Personnel, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Water supply services: Revenue generated from providing drinking water services to residential, commercial, and industrial customers across the South Gippsland region. Charges include both fixed service charges and volumetric usage charges.
2. Sewerage services: Revenue from wastewater collection and treatment services. Property owners and tenants pay sewerage service charges.
3. Trade waste services: Commercial and industrial customers pay for trade waste services as part of their service agreements.
4. Property development services: Revenue from property connections, land development services, and technical publications for developers and plumbers.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

South Gippsland Water is a regulated state-owned water utility providing drinking water supply, sewerage (wastewater collection and treatment), trade waste, and recycled water services to residential, commercial, and industrial customers across the South Gippsland region of Victoria, Australia. Services are delivered through 10 separate water supply systems and associated storage, treatment, and distribution infrastructure, with prices set every five years by the Essential Services Commission under the PREMO framework.

Product overview

South Gippsland Water is a regional water corporation providing a comprehensive suite of water and wastewater services across the South Gippsland Region of Victoria. The company operates as a single integrated utility delivering drinking water supply, sewerage services, trade waste management, and recycled water through ten separate water supply systems. Services include property connections, standpipe access for water carting, billing and account management, water quality monitoring, and environmental sustainability initiatives. The company serves towns including Leongatha, Wonthaggi, Korumburra, Foster, Toora, Yarram, Meeniyan, Dumbalk, and Fish Creek. Key programs include the Choose Tap initiative for public drinking fountains, water security planning through the Urban Water Strategy, and community engagement via the Tap In platform and Community Advisory Committee.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Drinking Water Supply Provides high-quality drinking water to residential, commercial, and industrial customers across the South Gippsland region, sourced from local catchments and treated to meet Australian national drinking water standards.
• Sewerage Services Wastewater collection, treatment, and distribution services for residential and commercial customers across the South Gippsland region, billed to property owners as a fixed service charge.
• Trade Waste Services

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Bass Coast Landcare NetworkminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 26 June 2026Partnership on wildlife corridor revegetation project at South Gippsland Water's Inverloch Wastewater Treatment Plant. Bass Coast Landcare Network worked alongside South Gippsland Water staff and volunteers to plant 1,000 indigenous plants.
• South Gippsland Conservation SocietyminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 26 June 2026Conservation volunteers partnered on the wildlife corridor project at the Inverloch Wastewater Treatment Plant, contributing to habitat connectivity between Inverloch and Wonthaggi.
• Victorian Junior Landcare and Biodiversity Grants programminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 26 June 2026Joint funding partner for the wildlife corridor revegetation project at Inverloch Wastewater Treatment Plant. Program is supported by Landcare Australia and the Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action (DEECA).
• Meeniyan Progress AssociationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 June 2026South Gippsland Water partnered with the Meeniyan Progress Association and South Gippsland Shire Council to install the 16th Choose Tap drinking fountain in Meeniyan. The partnership demonstrates local collaboration to provide free drinking water access while encouraging reusable water bottles and reducing single-use plastic waste.
• South Gippsland Shire CouncilcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 June 2026Collaboration on the Choose Tap program to install public drinking fountains. The council contributes local government partnership to deliver community infrastructure that provides free drinking water access.
• Yarra Valley WaterminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSouth Gippsland Water participates in the Choose Tap initiative originally started by Yarra Valley Water, which aims to promote the benefits of drinking tap water as part of a healthy lifestyle and as an alternative to bottled water.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Greater Western Water: Large Melbourne metropolitan water corporation formed through merger; comparable as a Victorian state-owned water utility operating under the Water Act 1989 and ESC PREMO framework, with overlapping service categories.
• Yarra Valley Water: One of the largest Victorian water utilities serving Melbourne's northern and eastern suburbs; directly comparable as a state-owned water corporation under the Water Act 1989, regulated by the ESC under PREMO, and explicitly identified as the originator of the Choose Tap program that South Gippsland Water participates in.
• Melbourne Water: Victorian state-owned bulk water and waterways authority managing the Melbourne supply system; comparable as a Water Act 1989 statutory corporation with overlapping wholesale water and wastewater treatment functions serving the broader Victorian water sector.

Direct peers

• Wannon Water: Regional Victorian water corporation serving the south-west of the state bordering South Gippsland; directly comparable in scale and rural/small-town service profile, operating under identical Water Act and ESC PREMO regulatory regimes.
• Central Highlands Water: Regional Victorian water corporation serving the central highlands region; comparable as a state-owned water business operating under the Water Act 1989 with similar water and sewerage services, ESC PREMO pricing, and multi-town service area.
• East Gippsland Water: Regional Victorian water corporation serving the East Gippsland region; comparable as a similarly sized state-owned water business with a dispersed multi-town service area reliant on rainfall-fed catchments and operating under the same Water Act 1989 and PREMO framework.
• Barwon Water: Large regional Victorian water corporation serving the Geelong and south-western region; operates under the same Water Act 1989 framework with comparable water supply, sewerage, trade waste, and recycled water services and similar community engagement programs.
• Western Water: Regional Victorian water corporation serving the western peri-urban area; comparable as a state-owned water business operating under the Water Act 1989 with a similar mix of water supply, sewerage, and recycled water services, and similar ESC PREMO regulatory oversight.
• Coliban Water: Regional Victorian water corporation serving central and northern Victoria; directly comparable as a state-owned water business under the Water Act 1989 with similar water supply, wastewater, and recycled water services regulated by the ESC.
• Goulburn Valley Water: Regional Victorian water corporation serving the Goulburn Valley; comparable in scale and rural/agricultural service profile, operating under the same Water Act 1989 with comparable water, sewerage, and trade waste services.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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