Enhanced EPA monitoring program (10 Water column sites) physiochemical Comet, (3), parameters and Water Quality Bingegang(3), First monitoring dissolved metals at every 2 – Tartrus(3), Moura trip completed multiple sites in weeks and Eden from 28th to 31st weirs, Barrage Sediments Oct 2008 next Bann(3) Weir’s, Total organic and also - planned field trip carbon and metals biological Duck Ponds, 17th November in sediments quarterly EPA Riley’s crossing, Invertebrates, fish, May Downs turtles crossing () the Fitzroy River Barrage(3) Water column physiochemical Sampled on 30th Fitzroy Estuary (6 parameters as per Oct 2008 next sites - mouth to historical ambient Fortnightly planned field trip Barrage) program plus 3 17th November metals sampling sites Date & time, depth, temperature, Monitoring has dissolved oxygen been at an (mg/L), pH, increased electrical frequency during Rileys Crossing conductivity, Quarterly recent months turbidity, total due to current nitrogen, total water quality phosphorous, issues in the sulphides (tailwater Mackenzie and only) Date & time, depth, temperature, dissolved oxygen (mg/L), pH, SunWater electrical conductivity, turbidity, total nitrogen, total Headwater Weir phosphorous, Quarterly site), sulphides (tailwater Tailwater site only) Cyanobacteria (Blue-green algae) species identification and counts (in storage only) Headwater Bingegang Weir As per Quarterly site), Tailwater site
EPA Enhanced EPA monitoring program (10 sites) Comet, (3), Bingegang(3), Tartrus(3), Moura and Eden Bann(3) Weir’s, also - Duck Ponds, Riley’s crossing, May Downs crossing () the Fitzroy River Barrage(3) Water column physiochemical parameters and dissolved metals at multiple sites in weirs, Barrage Total organic carbon and metals in sediments Invertebrates, fish, turtles Water Quality – every 2 weeks Sediments and biological quarterly First monitoring trip completed from 28th to 31st Oct 2008 next planned field trip 17th November Fitzroy Estuary (6 sites - mouth to Barrage) Water column physiochemical parameters as per historical ambient program plus 3 metals sampling sites Fortnightly Sampled on 30th Oct 2008 next planned field trip 17th November SunWater Rileys Crossing Date & time, depth, temperature, dissolved oxygen (mg/L), pH, electrical conductivity, turbidity, total nitrogen, total phosphorous, sulphides (tailwater only) Quarterly Monitoring has been at an increased frequency during recent months due to current water quality issues in the Mackenzie and Weir Date & time, depth, temperature, dissolved oxygen (mg/L), pH, electrical conductivity, turbidity, total nitrogen, total phosphorous, sulphides (tailwater only) Cyanobacteria (Blue-green algae) species identification and counts (in storage only) Quarterly Headwater site), Tailwater site Bingegang Weir As per Quarterly Headwater site), Tailwater site
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