Derwent Estuary Recreational Water Quality monitoring program - Watermans dock

Watermans Dock site is collected as part of the Derwent Bay Watch program. Derwent Bay Watch is a collaborative program between councils and state government that tests water quality at 19 bays, coves and other sites around the estuary during summer months. Water samples are collected each Tuesday from the start of December to the end of March and analysed for the faecal indicator bacteria Enterococci (Enteralert method) at the Public health Lab. Because the samples must be cultured, it takes several days to publish the results.

沃特曼码头监测点的水样采集工作隶属于德文特湾监测计划（Derwent Bay Watch program）。该计划由地方议会与州政府联合开展，于夏季时段对河口周边19处海湾、小港及其他监测点实施水质检测。研究人员于每年12月上旬至次年3月下旬的每周二采集水样，并送至公共卫生实验室，采用Enteralert检测法对粪便指示菌肠球菌（Enterococci）进行分析。由于需对水样进行培养，检测结果需耗时数日方可发布。