How toxic is Port Phillip bay after the floods?

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Nelle
Nelle
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29 Oct 2022 1:28pm
Wondering if anyone has some knowledge on just how bad the water is and when it will improve. EPA currently rating all beaches at poor. (Don't swim.)
Roy
Roy
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Roy Roy
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29 Oct 2022 9:13pm
Went out this morning at Ricketts...feeling OK at the moment. Water looked brown like the Yarra though.

I plan to risk it...but I would stay away from St Kilda & Elwood.
Nelle
Nelle
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30 Oct 2022 1:51pm
Im going to try Rye the next few days. Hoping for a bit of Bass Straight flushing effect.
WindmanV
WindmanV
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31 Oct 2022 5:49pm
Did the trip from Safety Beach through to Rye on Sunday. Beautiful, clean water.

Plenty of campers on the foreshore ......... just like Xmas.
gbm91
gbm91
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3 Nov 2022 8:00am
Sailed from elwood a couple of days ago and the water was pretty brown but not stinky. As there has been quite a lot of rain over a few days, I feel like the storm water has somewhat diluted itself and that the worst has passed.

Seems that it is worst when it hasn't rained for dome time as there is a build up of nasty stuff in the rivers!
JonE
JonE
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8 Nov 2022 10:09pm
www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/nov/08/melbourne-residents-warned-not-to-swim-at-beaches-as-floods-contaminate-waterways

there used to be an epa chart you could look at.

We didn't name the corner at Elwood outside the storm drain poo'kipa state park for nothing.
WindmanV
WindmanV
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9 Nov 2022 11:35am
Passed by Green Point today, so looked at the water.

Clarity is getting better: you can see the sand on the bottom, but the water is still tinged brown.

It was very noticeable that there was HEAPS of mushy seaweed along the waterline, close to the west carpark. I'd guess this is because of the nutrients washed in during the floods, causing the extra growth.

There is a Pookipa smell to the water.

The parking officers are alive and well and writing notes for miscreants

Personally, I'm going to give tomorrow a miss and wait for the winds forecast for next week.
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