Environmental waters publications

The following resources includes information on microbiological monitoring of marine and fresh waters in Western Austraila, algal blooms and other water borne illnesses. 

Educational resources for general public

• Algal blooms 
• Wild shellfish collection 
• How safe are natural waterways?
• Amoebic Meningitis
• Cryptosporidium infection (Cryptosporidiosis) 

Factsheets on WA waterways

• Lower Vasse River, Busselton - Blue-green algae and human health (PDF 767KB)
• FAQs - Swan River Alexamdrium algal bloom and Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning (PDF)

Algae criteria for marine waters

• Environmental quality criteria for toxic algae in marine recreational water (PDF 408KB)

Forms and templates for microbiological water quality monitoring

Sanitary inspection and field observations

• Sanitary Inspection Report Form (Word 198KB)
• Field Observations Form for Recreational Water Sampling V3 (PDF 36KB)
• Field Observations Summary Template V_2022 (Excel 31KB)

Entero tester for microbiolgical sampling analysis

• EnteroTester V200 - version 3 (for datasets with < 200 observations) (Excel 288KB)
• EnteroTester V677 - version 3 (for datasets between < 200 and 677 observations) (Excel 385KB)
• EnteroTester Instructions (use for both V200 and V677 templates) (PDF 2.23MB)

Guidance notes for WA monitoring

• Recreational water monitoring in Western Australia factsheet (PDF 250KB)
• 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)

National marine and fresh water 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) 

Procedures for wastewater overflows

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

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