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Off Tesron Court d/s of proposed works WER1395

Source	Melbourne Water
Latest Sample Date	11-04-2012
Taxa count ORDER	12
Taxa count FAMILY	27
Taxa count ALT	27
Mayflies present?	0
	ORDER	FAMILY	ALT
SIGNAL	2.3	2.9	2.3
Weighted SIGNAL	3.6		3.6

Waterbug Land Use

	Category	ALUM Categories	Percent of upstream catchment	Area
	Pastoral Farming	3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures, 4.2.0 Grazing irrigated modified pastures	36.71%	53,050,723,559m²
	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	18.19%	26,293,382,666m²
	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, 5.7.1 Airports/aerodromes, 5.7.2 Roads, 5.7.3 Railways, 5.7.4 Ports and water transport, 5.7.5 Navigation and communication	18.15%	26,232,888,113m²
	Forestry	2.2.0 Production native forests, 3.1.0 Plantation forests	15.74%	22,753,701,362m²
	Arable Farming	3.3.0 Cropping, 3.3.1 Cereals, 3.3.4 Oilseeds, 3.3.8 Pulses, 3.4.0 Perennial horticulture, 3.4.9 Grapes, 3.5.3 Seasonal vegetables and herbs, 4.3.0 Irrigated cropping, 4.3.1 Irrigated cereals, 4.4.0 Irrigated perennial horticulture, 4.5.3 Irrigated seasonal vegetables and herbs	5.58%	8,065,273,840m²
	Forestry Plantation	3.1.1 Hardwood plantation forestry, 3.1.2 Softwood plantation forestry	1.87%	2,698,507,039m²
	Unknown	3.6.4 No defined use, 5.8.4 Extractive industry not in use	1.15%	1,663,600,217m²
	Intensive Pastoral Farming	5.2.3 Poultry farms, 5.2.5 Aquaculture, 5.2.6 Horse studs	0.73%	1,057,404,796m²
	Waste Management	5.9.0 Waste treatment and disposal, 5.9.2 Landfill, 5.9.5 Sewage/sewerage	0.70%	1,017,658,375m²
	Industrial	5.3.0 Manufacturing and industrial, 5.3.1 General purpose factory, 5.3.4 Bulk grain storage, 5.3.5 Abattoirs, 5.5.1 Commercial services	0.40%	574,198,302m²
	Minimal Use	1.3.0 Other minimal use	0.38%	547,200,733m²
	Water	6.2.1 Reservoir, 6.3.0 River, 6.4.1 Supply channel/aqueduct	0.33%	482,206,584m²
	Mining	5.8.2 Quarries	0.04%	63,744,261m²
	Intensive Arable Farming	5.1.1 Production nurseries, 5.1.3 Glasshouses	0.02%	22,247,997m²
Show minor land uses 9
				1,445,284,873m²

Waterbug sample history

Sampled on 11 April 2012

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Unknown IB	2
Clavidae (Unident.) IB029999	2
Turbellaria IF	2	2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999	2
Gastropoda KG	52	1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999	31
Lymnaeidae (Unident.) KG059999	1
Ancylidae (Unident.) KG069999	1
Planorbidae (Unident.) KG079999	6
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999	11
Planorbidae/Physidae (Unident.) KG9999A2	2
Bivalvia KP	21	3
Corbiculidae (Unident.) KP029999	20
Pelecypoda (Unident.) KP999999	1
Hirudinea LH	5	1
Glossiphoniidae (Unident.) LH019999	5
Amphipoda OP	3	3
Paracalliopidae (Unident.) OP049999	3

Unknown OT	42
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999	42

Unknown OX	3
Hymenostomatidae (Unident.) OX019999	3

Coleoptera QC	4	5
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999	3

Hydraenidae (Unident.) QC139999	1

Diptera QD	88	3
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999	31

Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	5
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	24
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	28
Hemiptera QH	23	2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999	3
Gerridae (Unident.) QH579999	1
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	19
Trichoptera QT	46	8
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999	2
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999	29
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	14
Trichoptera (Unident.) QT999999	1

SIGNALT	2.3
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	2.6

Sampled on 22 May 2008

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF	10	2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999	10
Gastropoda KG	21	1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999	3
Lymnaeidae (Unident.) KG059999	1
Planorbidae (Unident.) KG079999	10
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999	7
Bivalvia KP	2	3
Corbiculidae (Unident.) KP029999	2
Hirudinea LH	5	1
Glossiphoniidae (Unident.) LH019999	5
Oligochaeta LO	6	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	6
Acarina MM	3	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	3

Amphipoda OP	150	3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999	24

Eusiridae (Unident.) OP039999	126

Unknown OT	30
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999	30

Unknown OX	5
Hymenostomatidae (Unident.) OX019999	5

Coleoptera QC	42	5
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999	18

Psephenidae (Unident.) QC379999	24

Diptera QD	45	3
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999	6

Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999	19

Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	1
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	9
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	10
Hemiptera QH	3	2
Mesoveliidae (Unident.) QH529999	2
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999	1
Odonata QO	20	3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999	19
Hemicorduliidae (Unident.) QO309999	1
Trichoptera QT	23	8
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999	2
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999	15
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999	2
Calamoceratidae (Unident.) QT249999	1
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	3

SIGNALT	2.8
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	3.0

Sampled on 21 March 2006

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF	21	2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999	21
Gastropoda KG	27	1
Planorbidae (Unident.) KG079999	18
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999	9
Acarina MM	1	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	1

Amphipoda OP	90	3
Paracalliopidae (Unident.) OP049999	90

Unknown OT	52
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999	52

Hemiptera QH	33	2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999	3
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	30
Odonata QO	29	3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999	28
Aeshnidae (Unident.) QO129999	1

SIGNALT	2.4
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	2.0

Sampled on 12 December 2005

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF	30	2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999	30
Gastropoda KG	21	1
Planorbidae (Unident.) KG079999	7
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999	13
Planorbidae/Physidae (Unident.) KG9999A2	1
Hirudinea LH	1	1
Glossiphoniidae (Unident.) LH019999	1
Acarina MM	30	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	30

Amphipoda OP	96	3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999	6

Paracalliopidae (Unident.) OP049999	90

Unknown OT	8
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999	8

Coleoptera QC	1	5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999	1
Diptera QD	39	3
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999	6

Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	3
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	1
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	28
Chironomidae (Unident.)(Larva) QDAZ9999	1
Hemiptera QH	34	2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999	4
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	30
Odonata QO	21	3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999	13
Lestidae (Unident.) QO059999	1
Aeshnidae (Unident.) QO129999	3
Hemicorduliidae (Unident.) QO309999	1
Zygoptera (Unident.) QO999997	3
Trichoptera QT	12	8
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999	2
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999	2
Calamoceratidae (Unident.) QT249999	1
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	6
Trichoptera (Unident.) QT999999	1

SIGNALT	3.1
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	3.1