Appendix C: Summary of monitoring to be undertaken in the Lachlan system for the Long Term Intervention Monitoring Project from 2014-2019 The five year monitoring schedule has been based around the expected watering options and is focussed on the monitoring of Basin Indicators. Monitoring effort is consistent across the five years with the exception of monitoring Waterbird Breeding and Frogs which are options that can be implemented on the basis of a request from the CEWO. ZONE   Ecosystem type All Once only All sites for other Establishment of ANAE type at the start indicators of the LTIM Project. Expected 2014   Riverine fish 1 ANNUAL Basin Evaluation: 10 fixed Annual sampling between March and sites within Zone 1 May   Larval fish 1 ANNUAL 3 fixed riverine sites in Annual sampling 5 times during breeding Zone 1 season (September to February)   Stream 1 CONTINUOUS Four fixed sites matched Continuous monitoring of dissolved metabolism REGULAR to riverine fish sampling oxygen and, temperature. sites in Zone 1 6 weekly sampling of nutrients and water quality attributes.   Hydrology 1 CONTINUOUS Gauging sites (River)  Vegetation All ANNUAL & EVENT 12 fixed sites Before and after watering (expected to be diversity and BASED April/May and 3 months after first fill) condition  Waterbird 1 EVENT-BASED (on One fixed site – Booligal Fortnightly surveys of bird breeding breeding request from the wetland triggered by breeding events in Booligal (Option) CEWO) wetland. Assumes 3 breeding events in 5
Appendix C: Summary of monitoring to be undertaken in the Lachlan system for the Long Term Intervention Monitoring Project from 2014-2019 The five year monitoring schedule has been based around the expected watering options and is focussed on the monitoring of Basin Indicators. Monitoring effort is consistent across the five years with the exception of monitoring Waterbird Breeding and Frogs which are options that can be implemented on the basis of a request from the CEWO. ZONE Ecosystem type All   Once only All sites for other indicators Establishment of ANAE type at the start of the LTIM Project. Expected 2014 Riverine fish 1   ANNUAL Basin Evaluation: 10 fixed sites within Zone 1 Annual sampling between March and May Larval fish 1   ANNUAL 3 fixed riverine sites in Zone 1 Annual sampling 5 times during breeding season (September to February) Stream metabolism 1   CONTINUOUS REGULAR Four fixed sites matched to riverine fish sampling sites in Zone 1 Continuous monitoring of dissolved oxygen and, temperature. 6 weekly sampling of nutrients and water quality attributes. Hydrology (River) 1   CONTINUOUS Gauging sites Vegetation diversity and condition All  ANNUAL & EVENT BASED 12 fixed sites Before and after watering (expected to be April/May and 3 months after first fill) Waterbird breeding (Option) 1  EVENT-BASED (on request from the CEWO) One fixed site – Booligal wetland Fortnightly surveys of bird breeding triggered by breeding events in Booligal wetland. Assumes 3 breeding events in 5