Estuary Name:

SHOALHAVEN RIVER

Status of plan:

Data Compilation study complete

Draft Estuary management plan complete and under review by state agencies and Natural Resources and Floodplain Management Committee members

Actions undertaken:

-Nature Conservation

Riparian restoration funding successful under the Catchment Management Board’s core bid to NHT. A number of foreshore improvement projects completed. Eg. Nowra Sailing club, Greenwell Point Foreshore erosion protection works (total value $500K)

-Water Quality

Water quality monitoring (link below to water quality page for Shoalhaven river)

Council continues to host the Acid Sulphate Soils Committee. Council maintains the flood mitigation drains on the floodplain.

-Erosion and Sedimentation

Greenwell Point erosion study completed, detailed erosion protection design completed, funding support obtained, DA approval gained and construction completed in 2006.

Successful foreshore riparian and mangrove revegetation planting trials completed and ongoing on lower river to address embankment instability and provide ecological benefits in locations at lesser risk of scour via thalweg migration.

-Cultural Heritage

-Flooding

Flood Study completed. Final draft of Floodplain Risk Management Study and Management Plan received 2006.

-Fishery

-Recreation, Waterway Access & Boating

Upper river waterway usage study completed and provided to NSW Maritime.

Major upgrade of Shoalhaven Rowing Club site completed 2001

Low level landing and disabled access for Greys Beach boat ramp completed 2001

Greys Beach Plan of Management due for completion 2003

Regional boat ramp facility upgrade proposed for Greenwell point in conjunction with major reserve landscape upgrade.

-Visual Quality

-Estuary Entrance

Draft Entrance Management Policy completed by Council 2006. Preparation of REF also completed for maintenance of the Dry Notch area for flood breakout operations. Significant additional technical investigations commissioned and completed to ensure entrance configurations and management measures were commensurate with those utilised in predicting flood affectation. All additional technical investigations completed and led to important refinements to entrance management plan.

Natural Resources and Floodplain Management Committee:

Yes

Task Force meetings:

Quarterly