Estuary Name:

ST GEORGES BASIN

Status of plan:

Plan adopted (July 1998)

Actions undertaken:

Northern Foreshore Erosion study completed 2002. Remediation at John Williams Reserve completed 2005.

Remediation of Paradise Beach completed 2005

Pat’s Bay acid sulphate remediation and foreshore rehabilitation completed 2006

Stormwater Management Plan: significant review and reprioritisation from capture and treatment to source control implementation substantially commenced 2004, but ongoing in 2005 and 2006. Requires extensive road verge sealing to improve stormwater quality discharging from urban areas

-Nature Conservation

 Refer above and below

-Water Quality

Funding obtained for catchment event sampling which was carried out through the year and will be completed in November 2002

Joint work with Geoscience Australia Identified that the “Basin’s” nutrient cycling capacity is in balance with the nutrient inputs (based on modelling by SCC). Monitoring continues.

-Erosion and Sedimentation

Refer – water quality section

-Cultural Heritage

-Flooding

Final draft of Floodplain Management Plan received 2006. Publicly exhibited twice.

-Fishery

-Recreation, Waterway Access & Boating

Ballast rocks (navigation hazard) near inlet mouth removed

Basin View Boat ramp and jetty upgrade completed 2002

-Visual Quality

Very good 

-Estuary Entrance

Seismic survey completed, defining rock shelf

Natural Resources and Floodplain Management Committee:

Yes

Meetings held :

Biannually and as needed basis