▁Gre ater ▁City ▁of ▁B end igo ▁is ▁the ▁largest . ▁The ▁region ▁serv iced ▁by ▁Col ib an ▁Water ▁extends ▁from ▁C oh una ▁and ▁E ch uca ▁in ▁the ▁north ▁to ▁K yn eton ▁and ▁Tr ent ham ▁in ▁the ▁south . ▁The ▁western ▁boundary ▁incorpor ates ▁Bo ort , ▁Wed der burn , ▁Be al iba ▁and ▁Dun olly , ▁with ▁He ath c ote ▁and ▁To ob or ac ▁to ▁the ▁east . ▁ ▁Col ib an ▁Water ' s ▁head ▁office ▁is ▁located ▁in ▁B end igo . ▁ ▁History ▁Edward ▁N uc ella ▁Em m ett ▁worked ▁to ▁establish ▁a ▁reliable ▁water ▁supply ▁for ▁B end igo , ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁main ▁prom oter ▁of ▁B end igo ▁Water works ▁Company , ▁a ▁prec ursor ▁of ▁Col ib an ▁Water . ▁Given ▁the ▁financial ▁problems ▁of ▁the ▁Victor ian ▁colonial ▁government ▁and ▁the ▁lack ▁of ▁local ▁government ▁funds ▁he ▁worked ▁to ▁priv ately ▁fund ▁a ▁new ▁water ▁supply . ▁The ▁Sand h urst ▁Municipal ▁Council ▁controlled ▁a ▁ 2 2 - acre ▁‘ W ater ▁Reserve ’ ▁site ▁along ▁the ▁B end igo ▁Creek ▁at ▁Golden ▁Square . ▁With ▁fund ing ▁from ▁wealth y ▁invest ors ▁in ▁Melbourne ▁he ▁formed ▁the ▁company ▁that ▁was ▁incorpor ated ▁through ▁parliament . ▁Joseph ▁Br ady ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁engineer ▁for ▁the ▁project . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁res er voir s ▁and ▁d ams ▁in ▁Australia ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Category : W ater ▁companies ▁of