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Catchment Management

Algal availability of phosphorus discharged from different catchment sources

Algal Management Strategies, Nutrient Management Strategies and Catchment Management Plans frequently have as a major focus the reduction of phosphorus loads to surface waters. The expressed intention of the nutrient control is to reduce the frequency and intensity of algal blooms, particularly blooms of toxic cyanobacteria. In many instances a direct link between the magnitude of algal blooms and phosphorus loads has not been demonstrated. However, there is appreciable information in the scientific (more)...

Catchment assessment techniques to help determine priorities in river restoration

The intent is for the assessment techniques described to provide an improved rational basis for setting stream rehabilitation priorities. Focus catchments were chosen that had issues aligned with those in the project objectives. Two existing assessment techniques; SedNet (Prosser et al., 2001) and RARC (Jansen et al., 2004a), were selected to be developed for regional scale priority setting, based on the project team’s expertise with these techniques. These techniques were (more)...

Improving the management of wetlands on the Murrumbidgee River floodplain

The condition of floodplain wetlands is a function of internal and external forces and functions. Wetlands vary longitudinally down a floodplain following principals enshrined in the River Continuum Concept whereby the nature and concentration of solutes and sediments change with distance from source. This observation pertains directly to the main river channels but influences the wetland mostly in times of flood as,during low flow,connection between the river and the wetland may be severed. (more)...

Governance of water: an agreement model for customary law Governance

Aboriginal Law and culture in remote Australia remains active and strong. In this project, Professor Donna Craig and the Anmatyerr Water Team demonstrate a process for local active parties to take on management of places significant to them that improves cultural and natural heritage values and indigenous futures. There exist many places of significance to Aboriginal people that are not covered by formal management processes. In the NT this includes but is not (more)...

Minimising off-site movement of pesticides and impact on the Great Barrier Reef - Workshop

Novotel Cairns Oasis Resort 18th and 19th May 2009

Land & Water Australia brokered a policy-expert-practitioner’s workshop with CSIRO (Rai Kookana), James Cook University (Jon Brodie), the Australian Government (Kevin Gale) and Queensland Department of Natural Resources and Water (Heather Hunter, Jason Dunlop, Melanie Shaw). The intent of the workshop was to bring together tools, approaches and experiences to help develop better on-farm management of pesticides, with a view to minimising (more)...

Water Planners Forums

The National Water Commission, in partnership with Land & Water Australia, is currently investing in a number of water planning and policy projects. As part of this investment, building an informal “community of practice” for water planners through regular contact and sharing of information and ideas is a key component. In February 2009, the second Water Planner’s Forum was (more)...

Dr Richard Evans

Dr Richard Evans is a Principal Hydrogeologist employed by Sinclair Knight Merz Consultants In many catchments the water resources found above and below the ground are parts of the same system, linked in a poorly understood and complex manner. Yet access to surface water and groundwater is allocated as if they were independent of each other and without recognition of potential downstream impacts, particularly the effect pumping groundwater can have on stream and river flows. (more)...

Dr David Freebairn

David Freebairn has worked on natural resource management issus for 30 years and has a deep understanding of environmental and production issues faced by land managers. He believes even the scientific community is confused by the values of models and processes, and questions whether the use of models actually gets in the way of basic understanding.

Dr Peter Davies

What’s around the bend for Murray Darling Basin river system?

With over 27 years of experience in water policy & management under his belt Peter Davies has a deep understanding of all things water. His extensive experience stretches across review and development of government and industry policies, strategies and protocols for management of water, water quality, aquatic conservation, environmental flows and ecological health.

Water use across a catchment and effects on estuarine health

This project has been completed by Scheltinga, D.M., Fearon, R., Bell, A. and Heydon, L. from FARI Australia Pty Ltd and the Cooperative Research Centre for Coastal Zone, Estuary and Waterway Management.