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d/s Burke Road access from Gruyere Crescent at proposed work site YAR3183

Source	Melbourne Water
Latest Sample Date	21-05-2008
Taxa count ORDER	6
Taxa count FAMILY	10
Taxa count ALT	10
Mayflies present?	0
	ORDER	FAMILY	ALT
SIGNAL	3.3	4.1	3
Weighted SIGNAL	4.3		4

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	30.54%	98,044,595,338m²
	Residential And Infrastructure	5.4.0 Residential and farm 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	29.18%	93,664,452,767m²
	Pastoral Farming	3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures	17.94%	57,593,337,454m²
	Forestry	2.2.0 Production native forests, 2.2.1 Wood production forestry, 3.1.0 Plantation forests	14.67%	47,085,345,175m²
	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	5.61%	17,997,058,601m²
	Unknown	3.6.4 No defined use, 5.8.4 Extractive industry not in use	0.65%	2,087,198,809m²
	Minimal Use	1.3.0 Other minimal use, 1.3.3 Residual native cover, 2.1.0 Grazing native vegetation	0.51%	1,637,709,833m²
	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%	923,977,338m²
	Intensive Arable Farming	5.1.1 Production nurseries, 5.1.3 Glasshouses, 5.1.4 Glasshouses (hydroponic)	0.19%	622,984,721m²
	Industrial	5.3.0 Manufacturing and industrial, 5.3.1 General purpose factory, 5.3.2 Food processing factory, 5.3.5 Abattoirs, 5.3.7 Sawmill, 5.5.1 Commercial services	0.16%	502,487,676m²
	Waste Management	5.9.0 Waste treatment and disposal, 5.9.2 Landfill, 5.9.5 Sewage/sewerage	0.08%	262,993,550m²
	Forestry Plantation	3.1.2 Softwood plantation forestry	0.07%	231,994,310m²
	Intensive Pastoral Farming	5.2.3 Poultry farms, 5.2.4 Piggeries, 5.2.5 Aquaculture, 5.2.6 Horse studs	0.06%	179,745,592m²
	Mining	5.8.2 Quarries	0.05%	163,745,984m²
Show minor land uses 9
				3,209,976,271m²

Waterbug sample history

Sampled on 21 May 2008

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Oligochaeta LO	10	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	10
Unknown OT	6
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999	6

Coleoptera QC	1	5
Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999	1

Diptera QD	5	3
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	1
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	4
Hemiptera QH	6	2
Gerridae (Unident.) QH579999	3
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	3
Trichoptera QT	9	8
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999	4
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999	2
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	3

SIGNALT	3.3
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	3.1

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