Appendix A: Summary of monitoring to be undertaken in the Lachlan system for the Long Term Intervention Monitoring Project from The five year monitoring schedule will focus 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. CEW CEW   Ecosystem type At commencement All sites for other Establishment of ANAE type at the indicators start of the LTIM Project. Expected August-December 2014   Riverine fish ANNUAL Basin Evaluation: 10 Annual sampling between March and fixed sites within Zone May 1   Larval fish ANNUAL 3 fixed riverine sites in Annual sampling 5 times during Zone 1 breeding season (September to February)   Stream metabolism CONTINUOUS Four fixed sites Continuous monitoring of dissolved REGULAR matched to riverine oxygen and, temperature. fish sampling sites in 6 weekly sampling of nutrients and Zone 1 water quality attributes.   Hydrology (River) CONTINUOUS Gauging sites  Vegetation diversity ANNUAL & EVENT BASED 12 fixed sites Before and after watering (expected and condition to be April/May and 3 months after first fill)  Waterbird breeding EVENT-BASED (on request One fixed site – Fortnightly surveys of bird breeding (Option) from the CEWO) Booligal wetland triggered by breeding events in Booligal wetland. Assumes 3 breeding events in 5 years.  Frogs (Option) EVENT-BASED (on request 15 sites comprising 2 3 sampling events between August from the CEWO) to 8 wetland sites and and February (one sample in each of 2 to 7 riverine sites winter, spring and summer). depending on watering targets  Hydrology (wetland – EVENT-BASED (in Cameras at 6 roving Cameras installed prior to targeted Option) conjunction with wetland sites watering each year and downloaded Waterbird Breeding or after the watering event has passed Frog monitoring)
Appendix A: Summary of monitoring to be undertaken in the Lachlan system for the Long Term Intervention Monitoring Project from The five year monitoring schedule will focus 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. CEW CEW Ecosystem type   At commencement All sites for other indicators Establishment of ANAE type at the start of the LTIM Project. Expected August-December 2014 Riverine fish   ANNUAL Basin Evaluation: 10 fixed sites within Zone 1 Annual sampling between March and May Larval fish   ANNUAL 3 fixed riverine sites in Zone 1 Annual sampling 5 times during breeding season (September to February) Stream metabolism   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)   CONTINUOUS Gauging sites Vegetation diversity and condition  ANNUAL & EVENT BASED 12 fixed sites Before and after watering (expected to be April/May and 3 months after first fill) Waterbird breeding (Option)  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 years. Frogs (Option)  EVENT-BASED (on request from the CEWO) 15 sites comprising 2 to 8 wetland sites and 2 to 7 riverine sites depending on watering targets 3 sampling events between August and February (one sample in each of winter, spring and summer). Hydrology (wetland – Option)  EVENT-BASED (in conjunction with Waterbird Breeding or Frog monitoring) Cameras at 6 roving wetland sites Cameras installed prior to targeted watering each year and downloaded after the watering event has passed