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The Annual Water Outlook keeps Victorians informed about the State’s water supplies. It also outlines the plans water corporations will put in place to cope with any shortages if they arise, particularly over summer and autumn.
The outlook synthesises information from Victoria’s 18 urban and rural water corporations' annual water outlooks.
Victorian annual water outlook 2025-2026
Covering the period December 2025 to November 2026 and published in December 2025.
The annual water outlook PDF contains interactive elements, best viewed in the Microsoft Edge or Google Chrome browsers. There is also an accessible version.
Water corporations' outlook reports
Each year, at the start of December, water corporations publish an outlook report on the current condition of each water supply system, including storage positions and predicted future water availability.
They also outline strategies to meet customer demand over the next 12 months.
Water corporations' 2025-2026 annual water outlook
Metropolitan Melbourne Water corporations
Regional and Rural Water corporations
- Barwon Water
- Central Highlands Water
- Coliban Water
- East Gippsland Water
- Gippsland Water
- Goulburn Murray Water
- Goulburn Valley Water
- Grampians Wimmera Mallee Water
- Lower Murray Water
- North East Water
- South Gippsland Water
- Southern Rural Water
- Wannon Water
- Westernport Water
Previous annual water outlook reports
Page last updated: 23/12/25