Waterwatch Upper Murrumbidgee and ACT

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.

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.

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.