Current alerts affecting Port Phillip Bay and its associated water catchments
Avoid contact with water at Westbreen Creek, Pascoe Vale
Issued Wednesday, 24th July 2024 at 11:00 am.
EPA officers are investigating reports of blue discoloured water in Westbreen Creek at K W Joyce Reserve in Pascoe Vale. Avoid contact with the water until further notice.
Avoid contact with water at Edgars Creek, Reservoir
Issued Wednesday, 24th July 2024 at 11:00 am.
EPA officers are investigating a report of an oily slick on Edgars Creek in Edwardes Lake Park in Reservoir. Avoid contact with the water until further notice.
Avoid contact with water at Steele Creek, Melbourne Airport
Issued Thursday, 18th July 2024 at 3:30 pm.
EPA officers are investigating a report of a diesel spill at Steele Creek. The affected location is nearby to Annandale Road, Melbourne Airport. Avoid contact with the water until further notice.
Avoid contact with water in Mile Creek, around Greaves Reserve, and Dandenong Creek south of Mile Creek, Noble Park
Issued Saturday, 13th July 2024 at 8:00 am.
Firewater has entered in Mile Creek, around Greaves Reserve due to a fire at 8 Tower Court, Noble Park. EPA is responding. Avoid contact with the water (including pets) downstream of the fire location until further notice.
Avoid contact with water in Laverton Creek and at the outlet to Altona Beach
Issued Wednesday, 11th July 2024 at 2:00 pm. Updated 16th July 2024 at 6:00pm.
Firewater has entered Laverton Creek south of Dohertys Road due to an industrial fire in Derrimut. EPA is investigating. There may also be firewater impacts downstream in Cherry Creek, at Altona beach and around the Doug Grant Reserve Dog Off Leash Area. Avoid contact with the water in Laverton Creek, Cherry Creek, Altona beach and around the Doug Grant Reserve Dog Off Leash Area. Do not allow your pets to swim in or drink the water. Odours and foaming may be observed in the area. Avoid remaining in areas where chemical odours are smelt.
Avoid contact with water at Cherry Creek, Anderson’s Swamp, and Kayes Drain, Derrimut and Cherry Lake, Altona
Issued Wednesday, 10th July 2024 at 5:00 pm.
Firewater has entered Cherry Creek, Anderson’s Swamp and Kayes Drain due to an industrial fire at 118 Swann Drive, Derrimut. There may also be firewater impacts downstream at Cherry Lake. EPA is investigating. Avoid contact with the water (including pets) downstream of the fire location until further notice. Odours may be observed in the area. Avoid remaining in areas where chemical odours are smelt.
Avoid contact with water at Werribee River, Hopetoun
Please be advised that a blue-green algal bloom has been confirmed in the Werribee River at Hopetoun Park. As a bloom has been confirmed, a weekly water quality testing regime will be implemented by Melbourne Water to monitor algae levels until it has cleared. Avoid contact with the water until further notice.
PFAS risk assessment on fish in Maribyrnong River
Issued Tuesday, 7th May 2019 at 2:00 pm.
EPA has conducted a risk assessment on levels of PFAS in fish caught from the Maribyrnong River. As a result EPA recommends anglers don’t consume fish caught from the Maribyrnong River upstream of Solomons Ford in Avondale Heights to Deep Creek at Bulla, and within all of Arundel Creek.
Reviewed 24 July 2024
