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Off Taroo Reserve at proposed work site ANS0015

Source	Melbourne Water
Latest Sample Date	20-05-2008
Taxa count ORDER	14
Taxa count FAMILY	28
Taxa count ALT	28
Mayflies present?	0
	ORDER	FAMILY	ALT
SIGNAL	3.5	3.7	3
Weighted SIGNAL	4.4		3.3

Waterbug Land Use

	Category	ALUM Categories	Percent of upstream catchment	Area
	Natural	1.1.1 Strict nature reserves, 1.1.3 National park, 1.1.4 Natural feature protection, 1.1.6 Protected landscape, 1.1.7 Other conserved area	36.04%	85,126,516,491m²
	Residential And Infrastructure	5.4.1 Urban residential, 5.4.2 Rural residential with agriculture, 5.4.3 Rural residential without agriculture, 5.5.2 Public services, 5.5.3 Recreation and culture, 5.6.0 Utilities, 5.6.5 Electricity substations and transmission, 5.6.7 Water extraction and transmission, 5.7.0 Transport and communication, 5.7.1 Airports/aerodromes, 5.7.2 Roads, 5.7.3 Railways, 5.7.5 Navigation and communication	19.99%	47,220,231,795m²
	Forestry	2.2.0 Production native forests, 3.1.0 Plantation forests	18.56%	43,834,751,024m²
	Pastoral Farming	3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures	16.45%	38,851,029,331m²
	Arable Farming	3.3.0 Cropping, 3.4.0 Perennial horticulture, 3.4.5 Shrub berries and fruits, 3.4.6 Perennial flowers and bulbs, 3.4.9 Grapes, 3.5.3 Seasonal vegetables and herbs	7.11%	16,799,654,580m²
	Unknown	3.6.4 No defined use, 5.8.4 Extractive industry not in use	0.52%	1,218,743,078m²
	Minimal Use	1.3.0 Other minimal use, 1.3.3 Residual native cover	0.46%	1,084,993,837m²
	Water	6.2.0 Reservoir/dam, 6.2.1 Reservoir, 6.2.2 Water storage - intensive use/farm dams, 6.3.0 River, 6.4.1 Supply channel/aqueduct	0.29%	674,996,166m²
	Intensive Arable Farming	5.1.1 Production nurseries	0.24%	560,746,815m²
	Industrial	5.3.0 Manufacturing and industrial, 5.3.1 General purpose factory, 5.3.2 Food processing factory, 5.3.7 Sawmill, 5.5.1 Commercial services	0.13%	316,248,204m²
	Waste Management	5.9.0 Waste treatment and disposal, 5.9.2 Landfill, 5.9.5 Sewage/sewerage	0.10%	243,748,616m²
	Mining	5.8.2 Quarries	0.07%	163,749,070m²
	Intensive Pastoral Farming	5.2.3 Poultry farms, 5.2.5 Aquaculture, 5.2.6 Horse studs	0.05%	128,249,272m²
	Forestry Plantation	3.1.2 Softwood plantation forestry	0.00%	3,999,977m²
Show minor land uses 9
				2,362,276,583m²

Waterbug sample history

Sampled on 20 May 2008

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF	7	2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999	7
Gastropoda KG	8	1
Planorbidae (Unident.) KG079999	1
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999	7
Bivalvia KP	2	3
Sphaeriidae (Unident.) KP039999	2
Hirudinea LH	8	1
Glossiphoniidae (Unident.) LH019999	8
Oligochaeta LO	11	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	11
Acarina MM	2	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	2

Amphipoda OP	3	3
Talitridae sp.(Unident.) OP019999	3

Unknown OT	12
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999	12

Coleoptera QC	15	5
Dytiscidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC09999I	1
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999	12

Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999	2

Diptera QD	75	3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999	1
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999	20

Psychodidae (Unident.) QD129999	1

Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	1
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	3
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	49
Hemiptera QH	5	2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999	3
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	2
Odonata QO	11	3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999	8
Megapodagrionidae (Unident.) QO079999	1
Aeshnidae (Unident.) QO129999	1
Hemicorduliidae (Unident.) QO309999	1
Plecoptera QP	13	10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999	3
Notonemouridae (Unident.) QP049999	10
Trichoptera QT	9	8
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999	7
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	2

SIGNALT	3.5
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	3.5