Streamwatch Resources
This page is your go-to hub for all Streamwatch resources. Whether you’re new to the program or an experienced volunteer, you’ll find everything you need to support your water monitoring activities.
Download manuals, field sheets, and other essential documents to guide you in conducting water quality tests, identifying waterbugs, and recording data accurately. These resources are designed to help you make the most of your Streamwatch experience and contribute valuable information to protect our waterways.
If you have any questions or need additional support, feel free to contact us at streamwatch@greatersydneylandcare.org
Streamwatch Instructional Videos
Upload Your Data to the ALA
Streamwatch data can provide a historical record of how waterway health has tracked over time. The data may also be helpful in evaluating the effectiveness of remediation projects, changed management practices and improved infrastructure.
Valid water quality data, collected by Streamwatch groups, can help inform the wider public, landowners, land managers, local councils, universities, research organisations, catchment and water management authorities on the health status of local waterways.
Grab your Uploading Instructions & upload your data to the Atlas of Living Australia (ALA) today.
Report Water Pollution
Streamwatch groups can be amongst the first to detect pollution events in local waterways.
If a preliminary inspection of a site reveals obvious water contamination such as raw sewage, blue-green algae, or a chemical spill, do not conduct Streamwatch testing.
Contact the relevant authorities such as your local council, Sydney Water, and the NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) as soon as possible.
