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Great Forester Water Management Plan

Water Management Plan

The Great Forester Water Management Plan was adopted on 30 July 2003 and took effect on 13 August 2003.

The purpose of the Plan is to provide a framework for managing the water resources of the Great Forester River Catchment in accordance with the objectives of the Water Management Act 1999.

Great Forester Water Management Plan (485 KB)

Formal Review of Plan

Pursuant to a decision of the Resource Management and Planning Appeal Tribunal on 11 November 2003, the Plan is to be formally reviewed in accordance with Section 34 of the Water Management Act 1999, three years after its endorsement by the Minister for Primary Industries and Water.

In line with that decision, the Department of Primary Industries and Water commenced the review of the Plan in late 2006. The review took into regard the monitoring and other information collected during the first three years of the Plan's operation, and in accordance with the requirements of the Plan.

Information Package

Water resources information package for the review of the Great Forester catchment water management plan September 2007 (762Kb)

The main purpose of this document is to present a summary of:

the results of hydrological, ecological and water quality monitoring in the Great Forester catchment since the implementation of the Water Management Plan in 2003;
the results of additional studies that have been undertaken for the review of the Great Forester catchment Water Management Plan;
information on water use and management, including groundwater and water development;
results of an analysis of the effects of the Water Management Plan since its implementation on existing water users in relation to water availability.

Reports

The reports relevant to the review of the Great Forester Catchment Water Management Plan, including the reports that were prepared in the development of the Water Management Plan, are listed by topic below.

Surface Water Use

Water management activities report for the Great Forester River Catchment (41Kb)

Future water demand report for the Great Forester River catchment October 2007 (38Kb)

River Health Monitoring

Water quality monitoring and assessment in the Great Forester catchment July 2003 - July 2006 (491Kb)

Great Forester catchment river health monitoring program (2003-2006) (14Mb)

Monitoring and training partnerships with the local community

Monitoring and training partnerships with the local community in the Great Forester catchment (10Kb)

Hydrological Studies

Hydrological review for the Great Forester catchment 2003 to 2006 (384Kb)

Ecological Reports

Assessment of freshwater ecosystem values in the Great Forester Catchment Guidance for Water Management April 2007 (522Kb)

McKerrows Marsh Study

Study to determine the water requirements for McKerrows Marsh - Great Forester River

McKerrows Marsh Study Part 1 Review of information on hydrology and hydrogeology July 2005 (283Kb)

McKerrows Marsh Study Part 2 Characterisation of ecology of McKerrows Marsh Wetland July 2005 (457Kb)

McKerrows Marsh Study Part 3 Values threats and proposed management objectives (154Kb)

McKerrows March Part 4 Hydrological analysis and water resource budget September 2006 (2Mb)

Habitat Preference Studies

An investigation of the habitat use of juvenile Astacopsis gouldi in the Emu River Tasmania (1Mb)

Habitat preferences and water requirements of the green and gold frog and striped march frog July 2007 (153Kb)

Habitat preferences and water requirements of the Mt Arthur burrowing crayfish and the Scottsdale burrowing crayfish July 2007 (159Kb)

Environmental Flow Studies

Ecological flow requirements for the Great Forester River (477Kb)

Addendum to ecological flow requirement report for the Great Forester River July 2007 (193Kb)

Environmental Water Requirements for the Hurst Creek Catchment (377Kb)

Ecological Flow Studies Used for the Great Forester Water Management Plan

State of Rivers Report for the Great Forester River Catchment

See also Ecological flow requirements for the Great Forester River report above.

Annual Interim Monitoring and Assessment Reports

It is a requirement under Part 2 of the Great Forester Catchment Water Management Plan for an annual review of water management and monitoring activities to be undertaken.

The following annual reviews were prepared by the Department and detail water management activities, changes in land use, and environmental monitoring and assessments.