Beach Monitoring Program
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| Port Phillip Bay’s beaches support a wide range recreational and tourism activities. EPA Victoria’s expanded beach monitoring program provides the community with the most up-to-date information about water quality at 36 beaches around Port Phillip Bay.
The program includes testing for bacterial contamination (Enterococci), a range of metals, common organic chemicals (mainly pesticides) and algae at 36 beaches around the Bay.
The program concluded in early September 2009.
For more information on the beach monitoring program visit EPA Victoria.
| Photo: Darren Cottam, Project Scientist EPA Victoria, inspecting a water sample for the beach monitoring program.
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For more information on the Beach Monitoring Program, click here to link to the EPA's Beach Monitoring Program website.
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| Click on the image to see the 36 beaches monitored under the Beach Monitoring Program.
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Results
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The reports below present data from beach water quality sampling conducted weekly at 36 beaches around the Bay.
The program concluded in September 2009.
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Results for the week commencing
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Download past monitoring results since February 2008 for:
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Bacteria
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Algae
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Metals
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Organic chemicals
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To view information and results from other programs that monitor Bay water quality click on the links below.
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Water Quality Monitoring Program
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Turbidity Monitoring Program
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Plume Intensity & Extent Monitoring Program
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Nutrient Cycling Monitoring Program
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Algal Blooms Monitoring Program
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Water Quality in Port Phillip & Westernport Catchment Monitoring Program
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Bacterial Contamination in the Yarra River Monitoring Program
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Return to a list of all monitoring programs
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Please note: Document(s) on this page are presented in PDF format. If you do not have the Adobe Reader, you can download a copy free from the Adobe website.
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