Welcome to ACT Waterwatch

What is Waterwatch?
Upper Murrumbidgee Waterwatch is part of a national community water quality monitoring program that brings people together from all parts of the community to raise awareness, educate, monitor, restore and protect our precious waterways.

Who is Waterwatch?
Waterwatch involves local community catchment groups, Landcare, as well as residents, schools, utilities and landowners to regularly monitor the water quality of local creeks, wetlands, lake, rivers and stormwater drains.

Why Waterwatch?
Healthy catchments indicate healthy ecosystems with thriving fish, frogs, birds, plants and people.  Waterwatch raises awareness of water quality issues by engaging the whole community in promoting change and stewardship of our waterways.

Waterwatchers Make a Difference
Water quality information collected throughout the catchment provides a picture of the health in a waterway.  Waterwatch groups have initiated numerous positive community based conservation activities such as creek restoration, willow removal, litter clean-ups, weed eradication, habitat development and reduced use of pesticides and fertilisers.

Want to Become a Waterwatcher?
Anyone who cares about our local waterways can become a Waterwatcher. Waterwatchers work out in the bush or in their own neighbourhoods a few hours a month, or a few hours a year. Waterwatch provides all the training and equipment you need to do physical and chemical analysis, macro-invertebrate surveys, riparian assessments, and frog censuses. Join as a group, a family, or an individual by contacting your local Waterwatch Coordinator.

To Report a Pollution Incident or Illegal Dumping call 13 22 81

Call 131 444 for Non-emergency Police Attendance