HASTINGS COUNCIL CAMDEN HAVEN RIVER ESTUARY MANAGEMENT PLAN Issue No. 2 JUNE 2002 HASTINGS COUNCIL 1. BACKGROUND 1.1 O V E R V IE W 1 1.1.1 L o n g T e rm S tra te g ie s 1 1.1.2 S h o rt T e rm S tra te g ie s 1 1.2 P L A N L A Y O U T A N D DE S C R IP T IO N 1 1.3 T H E E S T U A R Y M A N A G E M E N T P R O C E S S 1 1.4 A P P L IC A T IO N O F T H E E S T U A R Y M A N A G E M E N T P R O C E S S T O T H E C A M DE N H A V E N E S T U A R Y 1 2. KEY ESTUARY MANAGEMENT ISSUES AND SIGNIFICANT ESTUARY CHARACTERISTICS 2.1 K E Y E S T U A R Y M A N A G E M E N T IS S U E S 3 CAMDEN HAVEN RIVER 2.1.1 De v e lo pm e n t a n d H u m a n Im pa cts 3 2.1.2 W a te r Q u a lity 3 ESTUARY MANAGEMENT PLAN 2.1.3 B a n k E ro s io n 4 2.1.4 A q u a tic P rim a ry P ro d u ctio n 4 2.1.5 R e cre a tio n 4 2.1.6 A q u a tic V e g e ta tio n 5 2.1.7 S ce n ic V a lu e / A e s th tics 5 2.1 C O N F L IC T S O F E S T U A R Y U S E 5 2.2.1 C o m m e rcia l v s R e cre a tio n a l F is h in g 5 2.2.2 O y s te r F a rm in g v s B o a tin g (n a v ig a tio n ) & P a s s iv e R e cre a tio n (v is u a l a m e n ity ) 6 2.2.3 R e cre a tio n a l B o a te rs /F is h e rs v s L a n d h o ld e rs a lo n g S tin g ra y C re e k 6 2.2.4 U rb a n R u n o ff v s E s tu a ry P ro ce s s e s 6 2.3 S IG N F IC A N T E S T U A R Y C H A R A C T E R IS T IC S 6 3. ESTUARY MANAGEMENT OBJECTIVES Issue No. 2 4. ACTIONS AND MANAGEMENT MEASURES JUNE 2001 4.1 P R IO R IT IS E D A C T IO N S 9 4.2 E S T U A R Y W IDE S T R A T E G IE S 9 Docum ent Am endm ent and Approval Record 4.3 S P E C IF IC A C T IO N S 10 Issue Description of Am endm ent Prepared by [date] Verified by Approved by [date] [date] 5. COSTS, TIMING AND RESPONSIBILITIES 1 Issue for Com m ittee Review CRT (5/10/00) 2 Final Draft for Public Exhibition CRT (12/12/00) AES (12/12/00) 5.1 IM P L E M E N T A T IO N S C H E DU L E 15 3 Final Report CRT (18/6/02) AES (19/6/02) Chris Thom as (20/06/02) 5.2 E S T IM A T E D C O S T O F A C T IO N S 15 6. HOW THE PLAN WILL BE IMPLEMENTED Note: This document is preliminary unless it is Copyright The concepts and information in 6.1 IN T E G R A T E D A P P R O A C H 16 approved by a principal of Patterson Britton & Partners. this document are the property of Patterson Britton & Partners Pty Ltd. Use of this document or 6.2 F U N DIN G S O U R C E S 16 Document Reference: rp 3 3 3 7 c rt0 2 0 6 2 4 - C a m d e n H a v e n E M P .d o c passing onto others or copying, in part or in full, Time and Date Printed: 4 :1 5 p m 2 6 th J u n e 2 0 0 2 without the written permission of Patterson Britton 17 & Partners Pty Ltd is an infringement of copyright. 7. REFERENCES TABLE OF CONTENTS Patterson Britton & Partners page i rp3337crt020624-C a m d e n H a v e n E M P ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This Cam den Haven River Estuary M anagem ent Plan was prepared M em bers of the Cam den Haven Estuary M anagem ent Com m ittee by Patterson Britton & Partners Pty Ltd on behalf of the Cam den are listed below Their contributions to the developm ent of this Plan Haven Estuary M anagem ent Com m ittee. The Com m ittee reports and the studies on which it is based are greatly appreciated. directly to Hastings Council. ° B K F le tch e r C o m m u n ity re pre s e n ta tiv e The Plan stem s from Council’s com m itm ent to m anaging the valuable estuaries that fall within its local governm ent area. It has ° C K ick C o m m u n ity re pre s e n ta tiv e been funded jointly by Council and the Departm ent of Land & ° C T o m s C o u n cil O ffice r W ater Conservation on a 50:50 subsidy basis, under the New South ° I M cN ico l C o u n cil O ffice r W ales Governm ent’s Estuary M anagem ent Program . ° P L e n tz C o m m u n ity re pre s e n ta tiv e The Plan is the culm ination of a range of studies that have been ° J S m ith N o rth H a v e n P ro g re s s A s s o cia tio n prepared over the last 5 years. These studies form the supporting docum entation on which the recom m endations outlined in this Plan ° A D M a cIn ty re C a m d e n H a v e n P ro te ctio n S o cie ty are based. They include: ° A T ro u p O y s te r F a rm e rs ‘ A s s o cia tio n o f N S W (C a m d e n H a v e n b ra n ch ) ° Data Assem bly and Investigations for Estuary Processes Study: ° H W illia m s Do n b o g a n A d v a n ce m e n t L e a g u e Cam den Haven River - Volum es 1 & 2’ (1996) ° K P o o le L a u rie to n F is h e rm e n ‘s C o -o p L td ° Cam den Haven Estuary Processes Study (1999) ° E C la u s e n N S W N a tio n a l P a rk s & W ild life S e rv ice ° Cam den Haven Estuary M anagem ent Study (2002). ° R K a s m a rik De pa rtm e n t o f L a n d & W a te r C o n s e rv a tio n ° C C o ch in i De pa rtm e n t o f L a n d & W a te r C o n s e rv a tio n All of these docum ents have involved varying degrees of com m unity ° M M a n s o n N S W F is h e rie s involvem ent and contributions from key stakeholders. These contributions have been essential to the form ation of the Plan and ° P C h a ppe lo w W a te rw a y s A u th o rity , A re a M a n a g e r are greatly appreciated. ° A T a y lo r L a u rie to n C h a m b e r o f C o m m e rce ° G F a jk s S ta te E m e rg e n cy S e rv ice ° S H e n d e rs o n N S W A g ricu ltu re ° D M a y n e C o u n cillo r ° J S te e le C o u n cillo r Patterson Britton & Partners page iii rp3337crt020624-C a m d e n H a v e n E M P 1 BACKGROUND 1.1 OVERVIEW 1.2 PLAN LAYOUT AND DESCRIPTION The Estuary M anagem ent Policy provides for the assessm ent of all estuarine uses, the This Cam den Haven Estuary M anagem ent Plan The Plan is set-out in detail on the annotated resolution of conflicts, and the production of incorporates both long term and short term figures enclosed within Section 4.