10 2011) Ecosystem Condition Average Water Antecedent Recurrence Dry Median Wet Scenario Interval (ARI) Cease to flow Avoid Avoid Avoid (tribs) hydrology, Base Flow <1:1 Avoid Maintain Maintain Stakeholder Freshes 1:1 Maintain Maintain Maintain Bankfull 1:1 to 1:2 Maintain Improve Improve Low flood 1:3 to 1:5 Protect Improve Improve Monitoring High flood >1:5 Avoid Protect Avoid Engagement Management actions in relation to future blackwater events and ecosystem (DOC condition for scenarios (dry, median and wet) and and DO Trigger <4 mg/L <5mg/L >5mg/L >5mg/L Communication DO), Avoid Ensure Improve Maintain Objectives capacity for ecological health Evaluation, populations recovery health Promote Increase Refuge/dilution low lying floodplain Freshes flows floodplain (lateral) Reporting, Actions connectivity connectivity Water areas Increase critical Build likely to attract longitudinal sites resilience aquatic species connectivity Recommendations The key recommendations arising from the report include: The key recommendations arising from the report include: Develop a Blackwater Response Plan
10 2011) Ecosystem Condition Water Scenario Average Recurrence Interval (ARI) Dry Median Wet Antecedent hydrology, Monitoring (DOC and DO), Evaluation, Reporting, Stakeholder Engagement and Communication Cease to flow (tribs) Avoid Avoid Avoid Base Flow <1:1 Avoid Maintain Maintain Freshes 1:1 Maintain Maintain Maintain Bankfull 1:1 to 1:2 Maintain Improve Improve Low flood 1:3 to 1:5 Protect Improve Improve High flood >1:5 Avoid Protect Avoid Management actions in relation to future blackwater events and ecosystem condition for scenarios (dry, median and wet) DO Trigger <4 mg/L <5mg/L >5mg/L >5mg/L Objectives Avoid populations Ensure capacity for recovery Maintain health Improve ecological health Actions Refuge/dilution flows Freshes Promote low lying floodplain connectivity Increase floodplain (lateral) connectivity Water areas likely to attract aquatic species critical sites Build resilience Increase longitudinal connectivity Recommendations The key recommendations arising from the report include: The key recommendations arising from the report include: Develop a Blackwater Response Plan
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