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ME_YDI847 Karingal Creek, crn Susan and Brougham St, Eltham
20 July 2016
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Overview
| Catchment | Yarra River |
|---|---|
| Site | Karingal Creek, crn Susan and Brougham St, Eltham ME_YDI847 |
| Date and Time | Wednesday 20th July 2016 11:45am |
| Approved | Approved |
Physical Chemical Tests
| Ammon-Nit mg/L NH3-N | N mg/L NH4+ | 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 | 0.02 | 7 | 700 | 6.2 | 0.08 | 16.4 | 13.4 | 16 |
| Weather | overcast |
|---|---|
| Last rainfall | During the last week 1.6 |
| Flow estimate | MEDIUM: flow is normal/typical average flow |
| Water Appearance | Clear,Scummy,Oily |
| Stream depth | 0 - 50cm |
| Stream width | 2m - 5m |
| Hazards | |
| Litter/Pollutants | bottles,cans,oil,packets,paper,plastic,polystyrene,other |
The blockage across the waterway described last month (21/6) was still there but not surprisingly had grown somewhat, with more debris and rubbish having been caught there. In addition, there was a large accumulation of very black oily “sludge” floating on the surface, caught at various points along the dam wall. Because of the amount of pigment in it, I strongly suspect it was black paint. The situation clearly needed attention, so I eventually got on to Stacey Warmuth at Nillumbik Council via email. She was very responsive, but after finding out that the land was not actually owned by Council, she forwarded my email to Katrina Hawkins at Melbourne Water. If I’ve not heard anything after a couple of weeks, I will phone her to check.
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