RUBBISH dumping on the banks of the Murrumbidgee River has enraged one Wagga resident who frequently visits one of the reserves on its shores.
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Down by the river, Daryl Kay has found discarded packaging boxes, abandoned portable coolers, toilet paper and even human excrement within metres of the waterway.
"I'd say there'd be pretty close to the worst (rubbish dumping) I've ever seen on a watercourse in NSW," he said.
"There's old washing machines and Christ knows what down there."
Mr Kay went to the reserve on Wednesday and found piles of refuse leftover from Australia Day celebrations.
He claims the rubbish dumping, along with people relieving themselves in close proximity to the Murrumbidgee, is polluting the river.
"Any dumping of anything on a watercourse has consequences downstream," he said.
"The rest of the state have to use the water in this watercourse."
When the Advertiser went down to the Brick Hill Reserve near the Eunony Bridge on the river's south bank, numerous rubbish bags filled with assorted litter were found dumped right on the edge of the waterway.
Local Land Services is responsible for maintaining the cleanliness of that reserve as it forms part of the state's old stock route network.
However, Mr Kay believes Wagga City Council has a role to play in rectifying the problem.
"Part of the problem is the cost the council charge to take stuff out to the Gregadoo waste disposal area," he said.
"People avoid the charges and just bring it onto a common (area) and dump it."
