Working in partnership

EPA exists to enable a safe, clean and sustainable environment. Achieving the best possible environmental outcomes depends on more than simply complying with environmental laws.

The protection and management of the water environment is a shared responsibility involving a variety of stakeholders, each having different but complementary roles and responsibilities.

A key to EPA's success is working cooperatively with a range of people to help protect the water environment. EPA works with Victorian communities, including industry, community groups, individuals and other agencies, such as catchment management authorities, regional coastal boards, local councils, water authorities and the Department of Sustainability and Environment), to help protect the water environment.

These relationships allow EPA to gain a greater understanding of the community's needs and expectations, provide opportunities for EPA to pass on advice and information on good environmental practices, add value to environment protection work already being carried out and identify further areas for collaboration.