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Biodiversity
Biodiversity KEY5 FACTS as hunting), as pasture grasses or as aquarium species Introduced (in the case of some marine species). They have also • Introduced species are been introduced accidentally, such as in shipments of recognised as a leading Species imported grain or in ballast water. cause of biodiversity loss Introduced plants, or weeds, can invade and world-wide. compete with native plant species for space, light, Trends water and nutrients and because of their rapid growth rates they can quickly smother native vegetation. • Rabbit numbers: a DECLINE since Similarly to weeds, many introduced animals compete introduction of Rabbit Haemorrhagic with and predate on native animals and impact on Disease (RHD, also known as calicivirus) native vegetation. They have high reproductive rates although the extent of the decline varies and can tolerate a wide range of habitats. As a result across the State. they often establish populations very quickly. •Fox numbers: DOWN in high priority Weeds can provide shelter for pest animals, conservation areas due to large-scale although they can provide food for or become habitat baiting programs; STILL A PROBLEM in for native animals. Blackberry, for example, is an ideal other parts of the State. habitat for the threatened Southern Brown Bandicoot. This illustrates the complexity of issues associated •Feral camel and deer numbers: UP. with pest control and highlights the need for control •Feral goat numbers: DECLINING across measures to have considered specific conservation Weed affected land – Mount Lofty Ranges the State. outcomes to be undertaken over time and to be Photo: Kym Nicolson •Feral pig numbers: UNKNOWN. -
OPEN SPACE and PLACES for PEOPLE GRANT PROGRAM 2019/20 - Metropolitan Councils
OPEN SPACE AND PLACES FOR PEOPLE GRANT PROGRAM 2019/20 - Metropolitan Councils OPEN SPACE AND PLACES FOR PEOPLE GRANT PROGRAM 2019/20 - Metropolitan Councils PROJECT NAME Whitmore Square/ Iparrityi Master Plan - Stage 1 Upgrade (City of Adelaide) COST AND FUNDING CONTRIBUTION Council contribution $1,400,000 Planning and Development Fund contribution $900,000 TOTAL PROJECT COST $2,300,000 PROJECT DESCRIPTION Council is seeking funding to deliver the first stage of the master plan to establish pleasant walking paths and extend the valued leafy character of the square from its centre to its edges. This project involves: Safety improvements to the northern tri-intersection at Morphett and Wright Streets. Greening and paths that frame the inner edges of the square. The Northern tri-intersection will commence first, followed by the greening and pedestrian connections. TIMELINE OF THE WORKS Construction work to begin May and be completed by December 2020. Masterplan perspective PROJECT NAME Moonta Street Upgrade (City of Adelaide) COST AND FUNDING CONTRIBUTION Contribution Source Amount Council contribution TBC Planning and Development Fund contribution $2,000,000 TOTAL PROJECT COST $4,000,000* PROJECT DESCRIPTION Council is seeking funding to establish Moonta Street as the next key linkage in connecting the Central Market to Riverbank Precinct through north-south road laneways. The project involves: • the installation of quality stone paving throughout and the installation of landscaping to position Moonta Street as a comfortable green promenade and a premium precinct for evening activity. TIMELINE OF WORKS • The first stage of this project is detailed design prior to any works on ground commencing. -
Summary of Groundwater Recharge Estimates for the Catchments of the Western Mount Lofty Ranges Prescribed Water Resources Area
TECHNICAL NOTE 2008/16 Department of Water, Land and Biodiversity Conservation SUMMARY OF GROUNDWATER RECHARGE ESTIMATES FOR THE CATCHMENTS OF THE WESTERN MOUNT LOFTY RANGES PRESCRIBED WATER RESOURCES AREA Graham Green and Dragana Zulfic November 2007 © Government of South Australia, through the Department of Water, Land and Biodiversity Conservation 2008 This work is Copyright. Apart from any use permitted under the Copyright Act 1968 (Cwlth), no part may be reproduced by any process without prior written permission obtained from the Department of Water, Land and Biodiversity Conservation. Requests and enquiries concerning reproduction and rights should be directed to the Chief Executive, Department of Water, Land and Biodiversity Conservation, GPO Box 2834, Adelaide SA 5001. Disclaimer The Department of Water, Land and Biodiversity Conservation and its employees do not warrant or make any representation regarding the use, or results of the use, of the information contained herein as regards to its correctness, accuracy, reliability, currency or otherwise. The Department of Water, Land and Biodiversity Conservation and its employees expressly disclaims all liability or responsibility to any person using the information or advice. Information contained in this document is correct at the time of writing. Information contained in this document is correct at the time of writing. ISBN 978-1-921218-81-1 Preferred way to cite this publication Green G & Zulfic D, 2008, Summary of groundwater recharge estimates for the catchments of the Western -
Aquatic Ecosystem Condition Reports
Water quality Information Sheet Aquatic ecosystem condition reports 2011 panel assessment of creeks and rivers in the Adelaide and Mount Lofty Ranges NRM region Issued September 2012 EPA984/12: This information sheet describes the outcome of the panel assessment of creeks and rivers in the Adelaide and Mount Lofty Ranges, NRM region based on monitoring data collected in 2011. Introduction The Environment Protection Authority (EPA) coordinates a monitoring, evaluation and reporting (MER) program on the aquatic ecosystem condition of South Australian creeks and rivers. This MER program is designed to meet several objectives: • Providing a statewide monitoring framework for creeks and rivers that revolves through the NRM regions with sufficient frequency to allow for State of the Environment Reporting purposes. • Describing aquatic ecosystem condition for broad general public understanding. • Identifying the key pressures and management responses to those pressures. • Providing a useful reporting format that can support environmental decision making within government, community and industry. This information sheet provides a summary of the scientific work used in assessing monitoring data from creeks and rivers. Aquatic ecosystem science is not always rigid and precise; it is often open to different interpretations in several respects. Therefore, the EPA has decided that the best way to assess the condition of streams is through an expert panel deliberation that uses a consistent descriptive modelling approach. The panel members comprised an environmental consultant, a biologist from the biomonitoring team at the Australian Water Quality Centre (AWQC), and two biologists from the EPA (the authors of this assessment). All have at least 10 years experience in monitoring and assessing a range of streams across South Australia. -
Using Hydraulic Head, Chloride and Electrical Conductivity Data to Distinguish Between Mountain-Front and Mountain-Block Recharge to Basin Aquifers
Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci., 22, 1629–1648, 2018 https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-22-1629-2018 © Author(s) 2018. This work is distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License. Using hydraulic head, chloride and electrical conductivity data to distinguish between mountain-front and mountain-block recharge to basin aquifers Etienne Bresciani1,2, Roger H. Cranswick1,3, Eddie W. Banks1, Jordi Batlle-Aguilar1,4, Peter G. Cook1, and Okke Batelaan1 1National Centre for Groundwater Research and Training, School of the Environment, Flinders University, Adelaide, SA 5001, Australia 2Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Seoul, 02792, Republic of Korea 3Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources, Government of South Australia, Adelaide, SA 5000, Australia 4Kansas Geological Survey, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66047, USA Correspondence: Etienne Bresciani (etienne.bresciani@flinders.edu.au) Received: 8 June 2017 – Discussion started: 31 July 2017 Revised: 10 January 2018 – Accepted: 29 January 2018 – Published: 2 March 2018 Abstract. Numerous basin aquifers in arid and semi-arid data indicate that not only the Quaternary aquifers but also regions of the world derive a significant portion of their the deeper Tertiary aquifers are recharged through MFR and recharge from adjacent mountains. Such recharge can ef- not MBR. It is expected that this finding will have a signif- fectively occur through either stream infiltration in the icant impact on the management of water resources in the mountain-front zone (mountain-front recharge, MFR) or sub- region. This study demonstrates the relevance of using hy- surface flow from the mountain (mountain-block recharge, draulic head, chloride and EC data to distinguish between MBR). -
Conserving Marine Biodiversity in South Australia - Part 1 - Background, Status and Review of Approach to Marine Biodiversity Conservation in South Australia
Conserving Marine Biodiversity in South Australia - Part 1 - Background, Status and Review of Approach to Marine Biodiversity Conservation in South Australia K S Edyvane May 1999 ISBN 0 7308 5237 7 No 38 The recommendations given in this publication are based on the best available information at the time of writing. The South Australian Research and Development Institute (SARDI) makes no warranty of any kind expressed or implied concerning the use of technology mentioned in this publication. © SARDI. This work is copyright. Apart of any use as permitted under the Copyright Act 1968, no part may be reproduced by any process without prior written permission from the publisher. SARDI is a group of the Department of Primary Industries and Resources CONTENTS – PART ONE PAGE CONTENTS NUMBER INTRODUCTION 1. Introduction…………………………………..…………………………………………………………1 1.1 The ‘Unique South’ – Southern Australia’s Temperate Marine Biota…………………………….…….1 1.2 1.2 The Status of Marine Protected Areas in Southern Australia………………………………….4 2 South Australia’s Marine Ecosystems and Biodiversity……………………………………………..9 2.1 Oceans, Gulfs and Estuaries – South Australia’s Oceanographic Environments……………………….9 2.1.1 Productivity…………………………………………………………………………………….9 2.1.2 Estuaries………………………………………………………………………………………..9 2.2 Rocky Cliffs and Gulfs, to Mangrove Shores -South Australia’s Coastal Environments………………………………………………………………13 2.2.1 Offshore Islands………………………………………………………………………………14 2.2.2 Gulf Ecosystems………………………………………………………………………………14 2.2.3 Northern Spencer Gulf………………………………………………………………………...14 -
U.2.5 New Modelling Capability to Target Stormwater Interventions That Support Seagrass Health Along Adelaide's Coast | I
New modelling capability to target stormwater interventions that support seagrass health along Adelaide's coast Project U.2.5 Karen Rouse, Dennis Gonzalez, Milena Fernandes, Jos van Gils, Shiroma Maheepala, Ying He, Fareed Mirza, Rob Daly, Susan Cuddy Goyder Institute for Water Research Technical Report Series No. 16/9 www.goyderinstitute.org Goyder Institute for Water Research Technical Report Series ISSN: 1839-2725 The Goyder Institute for Water Research is a partnership between the South Australian Government through the Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources, CSIRO, Flinders University, the University of Adelaide, the University of South Australia and ICE WaRM (The International Centre of Excellence in Water Resources Management). The Institute will enhance the South Australian Government’s capacity to develop and deliver science-based policy solutions in water management. It brings together the best scientists and researchers across Australia to provide expert and independent scientific advice to inform good government water policy and identify future threats and opportunities to water security. The following Associate organisation contributed to this report: Enquires should be addressed to: Goyder Institute for Water Research Level 4, 33 King William Street Adelaide, SA, 5000 tel: +61 8-8236 5200 e-mail: [email protected] Citation Rouse K, Gonzalez D, Fernandes M, van Gils J, Maheepala S, He Y, Mirza F, Daly R, Cuddy SM (2016) New modelling capability to target stormwater interventions that support seagrass health along Adelaide's coast, Goyder Institute for Water Research Technical Report Series No. 16/9, Adelaide, South Australia Copyright © 2016 CSIRO. To the extent permitted by law, all rights are reserved and no part of this publication covered by copyright may be reproduced or copied in any form or by any means except with the written permission of CSIRO. -
Condition of Freshwater Fish Communities in the Adelaide and Mount Lofty Ranges Management Region
Condition of Freshwater Fish Communities in the Adelaide and Mount Lofty Ranges Management Region Dale McNeil, David Schmarr and Rupert Mathwin SARDI Publication No. F2011/000502-1 SARDI Research Report Series No. 590 SARDI Aquatic Sciences 2 Hamra Avenue West Beach SA 5024 December 2011 Survey Report for the Adelaide and Mount Lofty Ranges Natural Resources Management Board Condition of Freshwater Fish Communities in the Adelaide and Mount Lofty Ranges Management Region Dale McNeil, David Survey Report for the Adelaide and Mount Lofty Ranges Natural Resources Management Board Schmarr and Rupert Mathwin SARDI Publication No. F2011/000502-1 SARDI Research Report Series No. 590 December 2011 Board This Publication may be cited as: McNeil, D.G, Schmarr, D.W and Mathwin, R (2011). Condition of Freshwater Fish Communities in the Adelaide and Mount Lofty Ranges Management Region. Report to the Adelaide and Mount Lofty Ranges Natural Resources Management Board. South Australian Research and Development Institute (Aquatic Sciences), Adelaide. SARDI Publication No. F2011/000502-1. SARDI Research Report Series No. 590. 65pp. South Australian Research and Development Institute SARDI Aquatic Sciences 2 Hamra Avenue West Beach SA 5024 Telephone: (08) 8207 5400 Facsimile: (08) 8207 5406 http://www.sardi.sa.gov.au DISCLAIMER The authors warrant that they have taken all reasonable care in producing this report. The report has been through the SARDI Aquatic Sciences internal review process, and has been formally approved for release by the Chief, Aquatic Sciences. Although all reasonable efforts have been made to ensure quality, SARDI Aquatic Sciences does not warrant that the information in this report is free from errors or omissions. -
Managed Aquifer Recharge Frequently Asked Questions
Managed Aquifer Recharge Frequently Asked Questions Water for a Healthy Country Flagship Using recycled water is a viable option to reduce water shortages. Recycling water through managed aquifer recharge (MAR) is emerging in Australia and abroad as an innovative and environmentally friendly treatment option. What is Managed Aquifer How does MAR work? Infiltration galleries: buried trenches (containing polythene cells or slotted Recharge (MAR)? In Australia a variety of methods pipes) in permeable soils that allow Managed Aquifer Recharge is the are used for MAR: infiltration through the unsaturated zone process of adding a water source such Aquifer storage and recovery (ASR): to an unconfined aquifer (for example as recycled water to aquifers under injection of water into a well for storage Floreat Park, WA, see figure 1). controlled conditions for withdrawal and recovery from the same well. This is Soil aquifer treatment (SAT): treated at a later date, or used as a barrier to useful in brackish aquifers, where storage sewage effluent is intermittently prevent saltwater or other contaminants is the primary goal and water treatment infiltrated through infiltration ponds from entering the aquifer. Water can is a smaller consideration (for example to vary the amount of oxygen present be recharged by a number of methods Grange golf course, South Australia). including infiltration via basins or galleries and facilitate nutrient and pathogen or by the use of injection wells. Aquifer storage, transfer and recovery removal during passage through the (ASTR): involves injecting water into a unsaturated zone before recovery by well for storage, and recovery from a wells after residence in the unconfined What sort of water can different well. -
Paper Will Discuss the Primary Issues Relating to the Introduction of the Concept of Smps
STORMWATER 2010 National Conference of the Stormwater Industry Association Conference Proceedings STORMWATER MANAGEMENT PLANS IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA THEIR EVOLUTION AND THEIR FUNCTION Author/s: Mr Christopher Wright, Water Projects Officer, Water Management Services, Adelaide & Mount Lofty Ranges Natural Resources Management Board Bill Lipp, Principal Stormwater Engineer, SA Department for Transport, Energy and Infrastructure Abstract Stormwater Management Plans (SMP) are intended to become the major tool in determining the planning and investment strategies for all things related to urban stormwater in SA. Ultimately it is intended that all applications for funding from the Stormwater Management Authority must be supported by a SMP that has been formally endorsed by the relevant Natural Resources Management Board. This is intended to ensure that planning for stormwater infrastructure is done on a catchment or whole of town basis and that there is degree of uniformity in the plans produced. The SMP has to set objectives for stormwater management and to focus on flood risk, water quality and reuse. It also has to allow for the way in which urban land use will affect stormwater in future years. This paper will discuss the primary issues relating to the introduction of the concept of SMPs. It will highlight the problem areas experienced in preparing these plans and how they were overcome. The paper will conclude with some proposals to provide better guidance in the development of future SMPs 1. Introduction Stormwater Management Plans (SMPs) in South Australia are intended to become the major tool in determining the planning and investment strategies for all urban stormwater actions and measures. -
Service Level Specification for Flood Forecasting and Warning Services for South Australia – Version 3.3
Service Level Specification for Flood Forecasting and Warning Services for South Australia – Version 3.3 Service Level Specification for Flood Forecasting and Warning Services for South Australia This document outlines the Service Level Specification for Flood Forecasting and Warning Services provided by the Commonwealth of Australia through the Bureau of Meteorology for the State of South Australia in consultation with the South Australian Flood Warning Consultative Committee. Service Level Specification for Flood Forecasting and Warning Services for South Australia Published by the Bureau of Meteorology GPO Box 1289 Melbourne VIC 3001 (03) 9669 4000 www.bom.gov.au With the exception of logos, this guide is licensed under a Creative Commons Australia Attribution Licence. The terms and conditions of the licence are at www.creativecommons.org.au © Commonwealth of Australia (Bureau of Meteorology) 2020. Cover image: Flood waters crossing the ford, Onkaparinga River at Oakbank, July 2010. Photo taken by the Bureau of Meteorology. i Service Level Specification for Flood Forecasting and Warning Services for South Australia Table of Contents 1 Introduction ..................................................................................................................... 3 2 Flood Warning Consultative Committee .......................................................................... 5 3 Bureau flood forecasting and warning services ............................................................... 6 4 Level of service and performance reporting -
ACWS Technical Report No.3 Prepared for the Adelaide Coastal Waters Study Steering Committee, July 2005
Stage 2 Research Program 2003 - 2005 Technical Report No. 3 July 2005 Audit of contemporary and historical quality and quantity data of stormwater discharging into the marine environment, and field work programme Audit of contemporary and historical quality and quantity data of stormwater discharging into the marine environment, and field work programme Authors Jeremy Wilkinson, John Hutson, Erick Bestland and Howard Fallowfield Flinders University of South Australia GPO Box 2100, Adelaide SA 5001 Copyright © 2005 South Australian Environment Protection Authority This document may be reproduced in whole or in part for the purpose of study or training, subject to the inclusion of an acknowledgement of the source and to its not being used for commercial purposes or sale. Reproduction for purposes other than those given above requires the prior written permission of the Environment Protection Authority. Disclaimer This report has been prepared by consultants for the Environment Protection Authority (EPA) and the views expressed do not necessarily reflect those of the EPA. The EPA cannot guarantee the accuracy of the report, and does not accept liability for any loss or damage incurred as a result of relying on its accuracy. ISBN 1 876562 86 2 July 2005 Reference This report can be cited as: Wilkinson, J., Hutson, J., Bestland, E. and H. Fallowfield. (2005). “Audit of contemporary and historical quality and quantity data of stormwater discharging into the marine environment, and field work programme”. ACWS Technical Report No.3 prepared for the Adelaide Coastal Waters Study Steering Committee, July 2005. Department of Environmental Health, Flinders University of South Australia. Acknowledgement This report is a product of the Adelaide Coastal Waters Study.