For Peel has begun a sampling program in the Murray River and some of its tributories. See the results.

The phone number for the marine operations office in Fremantle is  9431 1000
We suggest that people who ring this number supply the boat number, a description of the driver if possible, the location of the incident and the direction that the vessel is travelling.
Clean up Australia
  1. Clean Up Australia Media Release - 2008
  2. Cleanup Announcement 2008
Draft Water Quality Improvement Plan for the Rivers and Estuary of the Peel-Harvey System.
  1. Draft Water Quality Improvement Plan for the Rivers and Estuary of the Peel-Harvey System
  2. FoR Peel submission
Algal Blooms on the Murray
  1. Excerpts from EPA communication re May scum
Wishful Thinking
  1. Lake MacQuarie Improvement Project [2.9 MB PDF document]

Economic Development and Recreation Management Plan For the Peel Waterways
  1. Economic Development and Recreation Management Plan For the Peel Waterways [2.44MB Word Document] also see impact of Septic Tanks on the River
Sewer Connections
  1. Submission to t o The Standing Committee on Environment and Public Affairs Deep Sewerage in the Cockburn Area
  2. Leter from David Templeman @ 14 May 2007 [ 585 KB PDF document]
  3. Meeting with David Templeman @ 3 May 2007 [13 KB PDF document]
  4. Letter to Dr Steve Thomas @ 14 July 2006 - re sewerage [45 KB Word Document]
  5. Letter to the Premier @ 20 March 2006 - re Sewerage [29 KB Word Document]
  6. Letter to Judy Edwards @ 6th March 2006 - re: sewerage [1 KB Word Document]
  7. Impact of Septic Tanks on the River
  8. A Petition Concerning Compulsory Connection [127 KB PDF Document ]
  9. Excerpt from Sewerage Act
  10. Thousands of homes and hundreds of shire councils may soon be directly affected by improved septic design standards...
  11. Owner may be required to connect premises with publicSewer