Warnings were issued about contaminated water following run off from large fire in a tyre recycling yard north of Mahoneys Road in Broadmeadows, on Monday 13th January 2016. Melbourne Water advised people to avoid contact with the wetland at Jack Roper Reserve in Broadmeadows . They warned that contaminated run off from the firefighting efforts had reached the Merlynston Creek, which flows into the wetland lake, and nearby Campbellfield Creek. The runoff could be harmful to animals or humans.  Melbourne Water worked with the EPA and Yarra Valley Water to manage the run off and actively pumped out contaminated water from the creeks for a number of days. The latest news is that pumping out of the water has been successful.

Both Merlynston Creek and Campbellfield Creek are tributaries of the Merri Creek. Merri Creek Management Committee commends the prompt and successful action by Melbourne Water's crews to limit the impact of the fire runoff on local waterways of the Merri Creek catchment.