Environmental waters publications

Fact sheets and pamphlets

• Algae: blooms, scum and recreation (PDF 138KB)
• Amoebic Meningitis (Healthy WA)
• Cryptosporidium infection (Cryptosporidiosis) (HealthyWA)
• Environmental Quality Criteria for toxic algae in marine recreational water (PDF 408KB)
• FAQs - Swan River Alexamdrium algal bloom and Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning (PDF) 
• How Safe are Natural Waterways? (Healthy WA)
• Lower Vasse River, Busselton - Blue-green algae and human health (PDF 767KB)
• Wild shellfish collection (PDF 177KB) 

Forms and templates

• Sanitary Inspection Report Form (Word 198KB) 
• EnteroTester V200 (for datasets with < 200 observations) (Excel 288KB)
• EnteroTester V677 (for datasets between < 200 and 677 observations) (Excel 385KB)
• EnteroTester Instructions (use for both V200 and V677 templates) (PDF 2.23MB)
• Field Observations Form for Recreational Water Sampling V3 (PDF 36KB)
• Field Observations Summary Template V_2022 (Excel 31KB)

Guidelines

• Australia and New Zealand Guidelines for Fresh and Marine Water Quality 2000 (external site)
• NHMRC 2008 Guidelines for Managing Risks in Recreational Waters (external site) 

Guidance notes

• Microbiological Water Sampling for Recreational Environmental Waters (473KB)
• Recreational Water Monitoring Season - Supporting Information (PDF 486KB)
• Application of the NHMRC Guidelines for Managing Risks in Recreational Water within Western Australia (PDF 1.91MB)

Procedures

• Wastewater Overflow Notification and Response Procedures 2021 (PDF 1.75MB)

2017

• Annual Site Status Update - Yearly Comparison - 2017 - Bickley Reservoir (PDF 50KB)
• Annual Site Status Update - Yearly Comparison - 2017 – Champion Lakes (PDF 50KB)
• Annual Site Status Update - Yearly Comparison - 2017 – City of Rockingham Lakes (PDF 50KB)
• Annual Site Status Update - Yearly Comparison - 2017 – Lake Leschenaultia (PDF 40KB)
• Annual Site Status Update - Yearly Comparison - 2017 – Metro Ocean – Garden Island (PDF 49KB)
• Annual Site Status Update - Yearly Comparison - 2017 – Metro Ocean – Rottnest Island (PDF 52KB)
• Annual Site Status Update - Yearly Comparison - 2017 – Metro Ocean Coastline (PDF 72KB)
• Annual Site Status Update - Yearly Comparison - 2017 – Regional (PDF 121KB)
• Annual Site Status Update - Yearly Comparison - 2017 – Swan and Canning Rivers (PDF 71KB)
• Recreational Waters Microbial Monitoring Program Site Status Overview - 2017 - Bickley Reservoir (PDF 44KB)
• Recreational Waters Microbial Monitoring Program Site Status Overview - 2017 – Champion Lakes (PDF 51KB)
• Recreational Waters Microbial Monitoring Program Site Status Overview - 2017 – Lake Leschenaultia (PDF 41KB)
• Recreational Waters Microbial Monitoring Program Site Status Overview - 2017 – Metro Lakes – City of Rockingham (PDF 51KB)
• Recreational Waters Microbial Monitoring Program Site Status Overview - 2017 – Metro Ocean – Garden Island (PDF 41KB)
• Recreational Waters Microbial Monitoring Program Site Status Overview - 2017 – Metro Ocean – Rottnest Island (PDF 52KB)
• Recreational Waters Microbial Monitoring Program Site Status Overview - 2017 – Metro Ocean Coastline (PDF 75KB)
• Recreational Waters Microbial Monitoring Program Site Status Overview - 2017 – Regional LGAs (PDF 124KB)
• Recreational Waters Microbial Monitoring Program Site Status Overview - 2017 – Swan and Canning Rivers (PDF 82KB)   

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