Goulburn Valley Region Water Corporation (trading as Goulburn Valley Water) was constituted by Ministerial Order on March 1, 1994, under powers conferred by Division 2 of Part 6 of the Water Act 1989 and all other available powers.  Goulburn Valley Water is a Statutory Corporation responsible to the Minister for Water, The Hon. Peter Walsh MP, and is governed by a Board of Directors consisting of seven non executive and one executive member appointed by the Minister.  The Board sets policy and direction and is supported by the Executive Management Team.

Goulburn Valley Water provides urban water and wastewater services to a population of nearly 129,000, servicing 57,596 properties in 54 towns, spanning from the outskirts of Melbourne in the south, to the Murray River in the north.  Bulk water supply is principally from the Goulburn/Broken, Murray, Steavenson, Rubicon and Delatite River systems and a number of smaller local streams such as Sunday Creek and Seven Creeks.

Goulburn Valley Water generated annual revenue in 2010/11 of around $57.2 million and managed an asset base valued at over $811 million.  This infrastructure includes 39 water treatment plants, 26 wastewater management facilities, 317 pumping stations, 117 tanks and reservoirs, over 1,700 kilometres of water mains and more than 1,200 kilometres of pressure and gravity sewers.

The Corporation directly employs around 180 people, in operational, engineering, financial and administrative roles.  This workforce is complemented by partnerships with consultants and contractors to undertake a range of business, technical and operational functions.