In 1995/96 the Trust asked the residents of the upper Parramatta River catchment to help identify and agree upon water quality goals, as well as a strategy to achieve these goals, as part of the "Streamly Clean" project. Over 1100 residents participated. The overwhelming response was that the catchment creeks should be healthy enough to visit and to enjoy the plants and animals that live in them and that Lake Parramatta should be clean enough to swim in.

Other key findings were:

• 65% said water pollution was the most important environmental issue;
• 89% are already starting to help improve the environment.

Streamly Clean Report (pdf)