Contacts for water pollution
For information on Sydney beach water quality, visit the Beachwatch website or phone 1800 036 677.
Where water pollution causes or threatens material harm to the environment, a number of authorities must be notified - see duty to notify.
Members of the public wishing to report or inquire about water pollution should contact the organisation responsible for its regulation, as set out below.
Pollution type or source | Organisation responsible | Telephone |
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Oil spillage in ports |
Catherine Hill Bay north to the Queensland border | Newcastle Port Corporation | (02) 4985 8301 (24 hours) |
Catherine Hill Bay south to Garie Beach, including Port Jackson and Sydney to Botany Bay | Sydney Ports Corporation | (02) 9296 4000 (24 hours)
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Garie Beach south to the Victoria border | Port Kembla Port Corporation | (02) 4274 4571 |
Oil spillage in estuaries and inland waters | Fire and Rescue NSW | 000 |
Discharge from vessels | NSW Maritime | 131 256 |
Pollution in a marine park | Marine Parks Authority | 1300 550 474 |
Other pollution of beaches, estuaries, tidal lakes, rivers, creeks, streams and lakes | Local councils
Environment Protection Authority (EPA) | See local phone book
131 555 |
NSW ocean waters beyond 3 nautical mile limit | Australian Maritime Safety Authority | 1800 641 792 |
Drinking water concerns |
Sydney and Wollongong | Sydney Water | 132 090 (24 hours) |
Newcastle | Hunter Water Board | 1300 657 000 (24 hours) |
Broken Hill | Broken Hill Water Board | (08) 8082 5841 (24 hours) |
Elsewhere in NSW | Local councils | See local phone book |
Pollution in drinking water catchments | EPA | 131 555 |
Other water pollution |
Stormwater drains and channels | Local councils
Sydney Water
EPA | See local phone book
132 090 (24 hours)
131 555 |
Sewer overflows | Sydney Water | 132 090 (24 hours) |
Fish kills | EPA | 131 555 (24 hours) |
Algal blooms (marine and freshwater) | EPA | 131 555 (24 hours) |
| Water pollution from a premises for which an environment protection licence is held (you can check whether a premises is licenced through the public register) | EPA | 131 555 |
Water pollution from a premises operated by private industry and for which there is no environment protection licence | Local councils | See local phone book |
| Activities carried on by public authorities | EPA | 131 555 (24 hours) |
| Kosciuszko National Park | OEH | 131 555 (24 hours) |
Page last updated: 03 February 2012
