oul burn ▁River , ▁near ▁Ye a ▁and ▁heads ▁south ▁towards ▁the ▁Sug arlo af ▁Res er voir ▁north - east ▁of ▁Melbourne , ▁along ▁the ▁Mel ba ▁Highway . ▁The ▁G oul burn ▁River ▁is ▁a ▁major ▁trib ut ary ▁of ▁the ▁Murray ▁Dar ling ▁river ▁system ▁and ▁major ▁agricult ural ▁region , ▁whilst ▁Sug arlo af ▁Res er voir ▁is ▁a ▁major ▁storage ▁res er voir ▁for ▁Melbourne ' s ▁water ▁supply . ▁The ▁pipeline ▁cost ▁$ 7 5 0 ▁million ▁and ▁was ▁delivered ▁under ▁an ▁al liance ▁model ▁between ▁Melbourne ▁Water , ▁John ▁Holland , ▁SK M ▁and ▁G HD . ▁ ▁The ▁pipeline ▁is ▁expected ▁to ▁add ▁up ▁to ▁ 7 5 ▁billion ▁lit res ▁ann ually ▁to ▁Melbourne ' s ▁water ▁supply , ▁roughly ▁one ▁third ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 2 5 ▁gig al it res ▁( b ill ion ▁lit res ) ▁proposed ▁to ▁be ▁saved ▁by ▁ir rig ation ▁and ▁modern isation ▁plans ▁and ▁projects ▁in ▁northern ▁Victoria ' s ▁Murray - G oul burn ▁Ir rig ation ▁District . ▁The ▁ 2 2 5 ▁gig al it res ▁in ▁sav ings ▁is ▁intended ▁to ▁be ▁split ▁ 7 5 ▁to ▁Melbourne , ▁ 7 5 ▁to ▁ir rig ators ▁and ▁ 7 5 ▁to ▁the ▁water c ourses ▁themselves . ▁ ▁Context ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁the ▁Victor ian ▁Government ▁announced ▁the ▁" F ood bow l ▁Modern isation ▁Plan " ▁to ▁save ▁ 2 2 5 ▁gig al it res ▁(