Penrith Lakes Water Quality Management
Tender ID: 567979
Tender Details
Tender Description
Seeking a qualified and experienced contractor to provide water quality testing for the Penrith Lakes, a site under the ownership of the Office of Strategic Lands
Project goals
Water quality monitoring is undertaken for recording purposes across all lakes but in particular its priority is the testing of the Sydney International Regatta Centre, Warm up Lake (used by The Penrith Whitewater Stadium) and the Final Basin. Recreational water sports occur in these lakes including local, state, national and international events. These priority destinations are managed by the Office of Sport with OSL responsible for the water management.
The water testing and monitoring are critical for ensuring the safety and health of all users of these lakes including detecting dangerous levels of blue-green algae and prohibiting access to the water for periods of time during algal blooms.
Scope
Routine sampling of water at 14 sites across the Penrith Lakes Scheme.
• In-situ measurement of water quality through the vertical profile.
• Analysis of water samples by accredited lab for a range of chemical and biological parameters.
• field and lab data are provided in a specific spreadsheet/csv format, ready for upload to AQUARIUS a web-hosted database. AQUARIUS is managed by OSL.
• Additional sampling and analysis as required (including fast turn-around-times)
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