Improving and protecting water quality in our rivers and streams is
a high priority for the Fitzroy Basin community. Landholders,
industries, businesses, and residents all rely on clean, healthy
water.
The Fitzroy Basin Association (FBA) together with the Department of
Environment and Resource Management (DERM) are identifying
environmental values (EVs) and establishing water quality
objectives (WQOs) for the Fitzroy Basin.
This process has involved a series of workshops to gain input from
a diverse cross-section of the community. Thanks to all workshop
attendees for providing their time. As a result of these workshops,
Draft
Environmental Values tables and the
Draft
Ecological Values tables are now available for feedback.
We are seeking attendees’ comments on, and changes to, the
draft EVs by the end of April.
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Flood waters at Taroom Feb 2010
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Timelines for establishing EVs and WQOs
- End of April 2010: Receive feedback on draft EVs.
- Middle of May 2010: Development of draft WQOs based on EVs and WQ
guidelines, as well as the report on the whole EVs and WQOs
project.
- Late May 2010: Draft report on EVs and WQOs project and a draft
socio-economic report available for public review for a 4-6 week
period. Draft WQ guidelines for aquatic ecosystems to undergo a
peer review.
- June/July 2010: Comments reviewed and any necessary discussions
undertaken. Required changes made to the draft reports.
For more information:
To learn more about this process, explore sub-pages under the water
quality section in the navigation bar to the left, or use the links
below:
Background
Information
Consultation
workshops
Draft
Environmental Values
High
Ecological ValuesWater
Quality Guidelines
Water
Quality Objectives
Socio-economic
studies
