Tests ordered after fish deaths reported in Cooma Creek
Water samples from Cooma Creek are being tested after residents reported dead fish and frogs.
Snowy Monaro Regional Council received reports of dead animals in the creek late Tuesday. Officers searched the banks and found one dead fish, but no frogs.
Water samples have been sent to an authorised laboratory for testing, with results expected within a week. The council ruled out a connection to a nearby sewer leak on Vale Street, saying there was no reason to believe the two incidents were linked.
No other contamination source has been identified yet.
- 26 October, late Tuesday
- Reports received
- 1 dead fish
- Fish found
- within one week
- Results timeline
Why it mattersResidents and the council need to know what caused the die-off and whether the creek is safe.
AustraliaThis affects people and wildlife in the Cooma area, in the Snowy Monaro region of NSW.
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