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Nutrient Cycling Monitoring Program video





The health of Port Phillip Bay depends on a fine balance of nutrients. Nutrients such as nitrogen enter the Bay through rivers, streams and the Western Treatment Plant.

The Channel Deepening Project includes the Nutrient Cycling Monitoring Program that measures how efficiently nutrients are recycled in the Bay. To learn more about this monitoring program watch the short video by clicking play.

To view a fact sheet on the monitoring program click
here.

To view the latest results from the monitoring program click here.

The Channel Deepening Project



In December 2007 the Victorian Government approved the Channel Deepening Project proposed by the Port of Melbourne Corporation.

Project approval followed a detailed public
assessment process undertaken by the Minister for Planning.

The Project is to be implemented in accordance with an approved Environmental Management Plan.


A condition of Project approval was the establishment of an independent environmental monitor to ensure the Project is given the scrutiny it requires. The Office of the Environmental Monitor was established in 2007.

Role of the Office



The Office of the Environmental Monitor provides an around-the-clock independent and transparent view on the environmental performance of the Channel Deepening Project.

Our objectives are to:

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Be accessible to all stakeholders and the community;

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Scrutinise, report and advise on the Project’s environmental performance in an independent and transparent way; and

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Communicate all available information on the Project’s environmental performance in a timely manner to stakeholders and the community.

We will:

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Scrutinise results from bay-wide monitoring programs, other environmental monitoring programs, and the Port of Melbourne Corporation’s (PoMC) conformance against the regulatory and environmental controls set out in the Environmental Management Plan;

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Report quarterly, annually and at other critical points on the Project’s environmental performance;

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Advise Government, PoMC and the community on the findings arising from the Office’s reports on the Project’s environmental performance; and

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Consult stakeholders and the community to remain informed on the issues and concerns.

Contact us



The information provided when you contact us will be used in preparing advice and reports.

Phone: 03 9637-8392

Office of the Environmental Monitor
PO Box 500
East Melbourne
VICTORIA 3002

Contact us:
contact.us@oem.vic.gov.au
Weekly project update
11 to 18 July, 2008

Links
Channel Deepening Project website

Environmental Management Plan

Channel Deepening Environmental Assessment

Channel Deepening Project schedule

Port of Melbourne Corporation website

Delft Report, 2006

News
23/07/2008
Monitor and auditor to dig deeper on dredging


16/07/2008
Turbidity results in line with rule book


14/07/2008
Dredging plume behaving differently but no breach


09/07/2008
Weather and dredging triggers turbidity response


02/07/2008
Beach water quality to take a hit from wild weather


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