Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Bunyip River
Site Sunshine Creek at Panorama Drive, Mt Martha ME_ESU200
Date and Time Monday 3rd September 2012 10:00am
Approved Approved

Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Ammon-Nit mg/L NH3-N D.O. % D.O mg/L EC µS/cm FrP mg/L P Nitrate-Nit mg/L N pH pH Units rP mg/L P Air ° C Water ° C Turb NTU
Sample 8 910 7.6 0.25 15 10 30
Weather sunny
Last rainfall During the last week
Flow estimate MEDIUM: flow is normal/typical average flow
Water Appearance Muddy,Smelly
Stream depth 0.25
Stream width 2.5
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants paper,plastic,other
PO4 reading off the scale. Panorama East Drain PO4 off the scale at > 1.0mg/L using the high range test kit (sample taken from within the drain). Water in pondage high, and slight grey water smell. Panorama East drain sample: PO4 >1.0mg/L. While sample being taken from the stormwater drain, the flow of water increased and smelt of washing powder.

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