natural and human driven variation over time Detect any pollution events or pest species outbreaks Develop local water quality guidelines Event monitoring may Estimate the effect of an – include a number of event such as rainfall on samples during and after water quality. This may the event. include sediment, nutrient and salt inputs (loads) during high flow events. Impact assessment Assess impact of a land use or pollution source. Restoration assessment Assess effectiveness of a management action Investigative studies using Investigate causes of a a variety of assessments particular water quality or river health issue Aquatic Aquatic biodiversity Water bug surveys Ecosystems Ecosystem health Frog/ waterbird survey In-stream habitat assessment. Riparian Assess Riparian Condition Riparian Condition Vegetation Assessments Identify priority sites for investment/management Assess impacts of management changes. Assess impacts of on-ground works.
natural and human driven variation over time Detect any pollution events or pest species outbreaks Develop local water quality guidelines Estimate the effect of an event such as rainfall on water quality. This may include sediment, nutrient and salt inputs (loads) during high flow events. Event monitoring – may include a number of samples during and after the event. Assess impact of a land use or pollution source. Impact assessment Assess effectiveness of a management action Restoration assessment Investigate causes of a particular water quality or river health issue Investigative studies using a variety of assessments Aquatic Ecosystems Aquatic biodiversity Ecosystem health Water bug surveys Frog/ waterbird survey In-stream habitat assessment. Riparian Vegetation Assess Riparian Condition Identify priority sites for investment/management Assess impacts of management changes. Assess impacts of on-ground works. Riparian Condition Assessments
Waterwatch%20Plan%20-%20Primary%20School.docx