Hawkesbury Estuary Program 2011-2012 Annual Report Was Produced by Dr Peter Coad and Kristy Guise
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HORNSBY SHIRE COUNCIL 2011-2012 ESTUARY MANAGEMENT PROGRAM ANNUAL REPORT 1 Table of Contents Hawkesbury 2011/2012 Estuary Program Annual Report 2 HORNSBY SHIRE COUNCIL 2011-2012 ESTUARY MANAGEMENT PROGRAM ANNUAL REPORT Acknowledgements The Hawkesbury Estuary Program 2011-2012 Annual Report was produced by Dr Peter Coad and Kristy Guise. Assistance with programs and report contributions were provided by staff from Council’s Natural Resources Branch, Planning and Infrastructure and Recreation Services. For further information contact: Dr Peter Coad Team Leader – Estuary Management Natural Resources Environment Division Tel: 02 9847 6766 Fax: 02 9847 6598 Email: [email protected] Web: www.hornsby.nsw.gov.au/estuary HORNSBY SHIRE COUNCIL 2011-2012 ESTUARY MANAGEMENT PROGRAM ANNUAL REPORT 3 Table of Contents Table of Contents ........................................................................................................................................................ ii Table of Figures .......................................................................................................................................................... iv Executive Summary ................................................................................................................................................... 6 1 Hawkesbury Estuary Program ..................................................................................................................... 7 1.1 Approach......................................................................................................................................................... 7 1.2 Goals............................................................................................................................................................... 9 1.3 Implementation .............................................................................................................................................. 9 2 On-Ground Works ........................................................................................................................................10 2.1 Foreshore Litter Clean-Up ..............................................................................................................................10 2.2 Foreshore Rehabilitation ................................................................................................................................10 2.2.1 Wisemans Ferry Recreation Reserve ............................................................................................................10 2.2.2 Singleton Rd, Laughtondale ...........................................................................................................................11 2.2.3 One Tree Reach, Laughtondale ......................................................................................................................11 2.2.4 Bar Island .......................................................................................................................................................11 2.2.5 Brooklyn Park & Cole St Brooklyn .................................................................................................................11 2.2.6 McKell Park, Brooklyn ................................................................................................................................... 12 2.3 Kangaroo Point Vessel Pump out Facility ...................................................................................................... 12 2.4 Disused Oyster Lease Clean-Up ................................................................................................................... 13 3 Compliance ................................................................................................................................................. 14 3.1 Riverside Settlement Onsite Wastewater Management Inspections ........................................................... 14 4 Education .................................................................................................................................................... 16 4.1 Bar Island Education ..................................................................................................................................... 16 4.2 Brooklyn Spring Fair .......................................................................................................................................17 4.3 Clean Up Australia Day ................................................................................................................................. 18 4.4 Guided bushwalk program ............................................................................................................................ 19 4.5 ‘Love the River’ campaign ............................................................................................................................ 20 4.6 Media Campaign ........................................................................................................................................... 20 4.7 Real time salinity and temperature maps ..................................................................................................... 22 4.8 Underwater Sydney Interactive Website ...................................................................................................... 23 4.9 World Migratory Bird Day ............................................................................................................................. 24 5 Planning ....................................................................................................................................................... 25 5.1 Comprehensive Local Environment Plan ...................................................................................................... 25 5.2 Land Capability Study ................................................................................................................................... 26 5.3 Oyster Industry Memorandum of Understanding ........................................................................................ 26 6 Research ...................................................................................................................................................... 27 6.1 Brooklyn and Dangar Island STP Water Quality Monitoring .......................................................................... 27 6.2 Estuarine and migratory bird survey ............................................................................................................. 28 6.3 Estuarine health monitoring .......................................................................................................................... 29 6.4 Microplastics ................................................................................................................................................ 30 6.5 Oyster Information Portal ............................................................................................................................. 30 6.6 Remote water quality and algal bloom monitoring ....................................................................................... 31 6.7 Vulnerability assessment of the effect of climate change on estuarine habitats .......................................... 36 7 2011-2012 Estuary management actions implemented........................................................................... 38 8 For further reading ..................................................................................................................................... 46 Appendix- 1 Broken Bay Oyster Association Memorandum of Understanding .................................................. 47 Appendix- 2 Radio and television coverage ........................................................................................................... 53 Appendix- 3 Print media Coverage .......................................................................................................................... 55 4 HORNSBY SHIRE COUNCIL 2011-2012 ESTUARY MANAGEMENT PROGRAM ANNUAL REPORT Table of Figures � Figure 1 Lower Hawkesbury Estuary � Figure 24 Water quality summary data for Management Plan study area ................................... 8 Bar Island 2011-12 ................................................... 34 � Figure 2 Kangaroo Point Quarterly Pump out Volumes � Figure 25 Water quality summary data for Executive 2008-12 ................................................................... 12 Calabash Bay 2011-2012 .......................................... 35 � Figure 3 Kangaroo Point Monthly Pump out � Figure 26 Water quality summary data for Volumes 2009-12 .................................................... 13 Calabash Bay 2011-12 (thermistor chain data) ......... 35 � Figure 5 Disused oyster lease infrastructure � Figure 27 Water quality summary data summary removal and stockpile ............................................. 14 for Gunyah Point 2011-12 ........................................ 35 � Figure 6 Riverside settlements visited during � Figure 28 Water quality monitoring buoy the onsite wastewater inspection program ............ 16 at Calabash bay and servicing ................................ 36 � Figure 7 Students from Brooklyn Public � Figure 29 Bush telegraph article, 11/08/2011 .......... 55 School attend the Bar Island cruise ........................ 17 � Figure 30 Bush Telegraph article, 25/08/2011 ......... 56 �