Reef Water Quality in Agriculture Developments

Objectives of this project include delivery of a South Yaamba Reef Water Quality Precinct Plan to provide support to the South Yaamba area and to selected landholders in the broader Fitzroy Food Bowl who are progressing irrigation developments on their land to achieve reef water quality outcomes (reduce sediment, pesticide, and nutrient export). A key part of our service offering is this project is application of quantitative modelling approaches to objectively assess the impacts of proposed developments, and to inform changes to management practices and/or mitigation measures to ensure no net impact on reef water quality.  We will utilise the same package of tools to assess impacts of subsidence on crop production, and to inform management strategies and appropriate agronomy restorative measures to address the consequences from the impacts of CSG-induced subsidence.