Industry Program
The City of Greater Bendigo will be
working with industry groups to look at stormwater pollution prevention.
This will include working with developers to look at opportunities
to make new developments more stormwater friendly.
 Building
and renovations
Construction sites generally contain large
areas of exposed soil. These activities have great potential to
pollute the stormwater system. Builders need to prepare site management
plans that outline how all materials will be managed and retained
onsite.
Sediment barriers made of straw or geotextile
fabric hold both soil and litter on the site, protecting downstream
assets, as well as keeping building assets onsite. Retention of
vegetation (trees, grasses and shrubs) stabilises the site and make
the site more attractive and marketable.
Rubbish is carried into the waterways during
storms. While some rubbish floats on top of the water, other rubbish
sinks. The rubbish can trap or tangle fish and birds in the creek.
Rubbish can also be toxic to animals that try to eat it. Rubbish
that floats often gets caught in the cumbungi, making it look horrible.
Soil is a valuable asset which should be
kept onsite. Soil is readily eroded especially during rain, and
will quickly wash into waterways. In the waterways sediment smothers
the bottom, reducing the habitat for animals, and covering plants.
Soil or sediment also makes the water muddy and turbid preventing
light entering the water. Lack of light will also kill off plants
and animals.
Soil can be eroded from gardens, building
and construction sites, road shouders, stockpiles and banks of rivers
 Local
Laws prohibit the release of sediment or litter from subdivisions,
building and construction sites.
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