Yarra Valley Water price review 2023
We have completed our review of the maximum prices and service levels to apply for Yarra Valley Water customers from 1 July 2023.
We conducted our assessment against a legal framework established by the Victorian Government and set out in the Water Industry Regulatory Order (PDF), and the commission’s PREMO pricing framework.
You can find out more on how we engaged on this review at Engage Victoria. You can also view our final decision media release.
View our final decision and price determination
Key facts

Typical water and sewerage bills will rise from 1 July 2023
Typical annual residential owner occupier water and sewerage bills for 2023-24 will be $1,049 (including inflation), a 2 percent increase from $1,028 in 2022-23

Tariffs
Yarra Valley Water will combine the sewage disposal and water usage charges for residential customers.

Six outcome commitments
Yarra Valley Water worked with its customers to develop outcomes, with accompanying measures and targets to track its performance each year.
Yarra Valley Water’s outcome commitments to its customers are:
- Safe and pleasant drinking water
- Reliable water and sewerage services
- Timely response and repair
- Service that meets everyone’s needs
- Saving water for the future
- Looking after our natural environment.
Read our fact sheet on the final decision
Consultation on our draft decision
We consulted on our draft decision between 20 December and 10 March 2023. All feedback received informed our decision making process.
- We received three public submissions and one confidential submission.
- We held an online public forum on 23 February 2023 attended by 37 people, including members of the public, representatives from the water business and commission staff.
- Yarra Valley Water provided two responses to our draft decision.
Topics of discussion during the forum included:
- price elasticity and the impact of price reduction on water usage
- actions taken to return water back to the rivers
- proposed rebate payment back to customers
The recording of this forum can be accessed below.
The public submissions received are available in the resources tab of this page.
Find out more
Read about how we regulate the water sector or contact us for more information.