Who else would benefit from a change in water levels? It could be someone
mucking around, but who'd want to put their hands in poo to cause damage that
very few people will see? It's not really a typical vandal style.
That said, I can't really believe birders would bother either.
Peter Shute
> -----Original Message-----
> From:
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> Sent: Tuesday, 14 September 2010 4:49 PM
> To: Birding-aus
> Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] Interference with lagoon water
> levels at WTP
>
> Why would they assume it's bird-watchers?
>
> John Leonard
>
> On , Ross Macfarlane <> wrote:
> > Following was received via email today. I thought it was a
> sentiment
> > worth sharing in this forum...
>
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>
> > =================================================
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>
>
> > From: Birds Australia
>
> > Sent: Tuesday, 14 September 2010 10:59 AM
>
> > To: BA Vic Group
>
> > Subject: BA-Vic e-News 14 September 2010
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> > --------------------------------------------------
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>
>
> > BA-Vic e-News 14 September 2010
>
>
>
> > --------------------------------------------------
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>
>
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>
> > Western Treatment Plant Water Levels
>
>
>
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>
>
>
> > Melbourne Water have recently advised the Western Treatment Plant
> > Biodiversity and Conservation Committee that people have
> been interfering
> > with water levels in some of the conservation lagoons at
> the facility.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> > Water levels in lagoons are carefully controlled to a monthly plan
> > prepared by the Conservation and Environment personnel
> after consultation
> > with members of BCAC. The operations people have been extremely
> > cooperative in implementing, as far as is practical, these
> requirements,
> > which are designed to have the suite of conservation
> lagoons in the
> > optimum condition for waders throughout the year.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> > Water levels are generally controlled by the placement of
> boards in the
> > inlet and outlet ducts. It is these boards which have been
> interfered
> > with several times in recent months.
>
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>
>
>
> > The enormous goodwill of Melbourne Water in allowing
> birdwatchers access
> > to the WTP, and in setting aside lagoons for the benefit of
> waders (and
> > bird watchers), will be prejudiced if this interference
> does not cease.
> > It is not proven that bird watchers have been responsible
> for these
> > actions but Melbourne Water find it hard to imagine who
> else might have
> > been involved.
>
>
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>
>
> > Would all BA members visiting the WTP please make sure not
> to interfere
> > in any way with water level controls. If you see anyone
> else doing so
> > then please speak to them and also advise Melbourne Water.
> If anything
> > appears amiss with water level control (or with stock)
> please contact
> > Melbourne Water.
>
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>
> > Thank you,
>
>
>
> > Clive Minton
>
>
>
> > BA representative on the WTP Biodiversity and Conservation Committee
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