6 WAYS LIFESTYLE BLOCKS POLLUTE WATERWAYS

• Nutrients and E. coli contamination through ineffective on-site effluent

systems, and livestock in streams;

• Sedimentation through earthworks carried out without appropriate

sedimentation control and remediation in place;

• Hydrocarbons through vehicles with oil leaks;

• Chemical spills through use of waterways as a means of disposal,

eg paint, cleaning agents, bleach, chlorine;

• Rubbish;

• Drainage of wetland and clearing of wetland plants;