WATER MONITORING OF CURRIMUNDI LAKE, CANALS & CREEKS

Members of CCCG, FOCL and Parkland Community Group participate in a monthly roster for water monitoring along Currimundi Lake, the three canals of Baroona, Pangali and Tokara, along Currimundi Creek and at the southern end of Kawana Lake as it runs into the Currimundi system. We monitor twenty sites using both Horiba U-52 and a Horiba U-10 and record the results for salinity, pH, turbidity, conductivity, dissolved oxygen and temperature. These results are passed to the Sunshine Coast Regional Council which supports this project. An annual Training/Discussion day is organized for water monitors. Water monitoring reports are given at our bi-monthly meetings and our observations and submission have been used in the Currimundi Lake Dynamics Study. The program began in 2003 and we received a SCEC Highly Commended Award 2007 for our positive contribution to Water Quality and Conservation.