Water, Land and People - Goulburn Broken Catchment ...

PROGRAM REPORTS
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Management and Coordination
Program management and technical activities for the
management of the Sub-surface Drainage Program
were provided. This included the development of
business management systems, systems for new
consultancy agreements, development and training.
Ongoing management of Occupational Health and
Safety requirements for the Sub-surface Drainage
Program was also undertaken.
Picture: Exploratory drilling
Picture: Header line and well-point installation
Picture: John Avard receiving a Certificate of Appreciation for his
involvement in the Sub-surface Drainage Working Group over the last
5 years. Receiving his gift and certificate from Bill O’Kane (CEO of
GB CMA) and John Pettigrew (GB CMA Director).
Monitoring Program
Program Goal: To understand the water quality and
quantity characteristics of surface drainage and ground
water systems. To detect trends in water quality and
quantity over time and identify areas requiring further
investigation. To identify progress in achieving catchment
strategy targets.
Activities and achievements
Surface Water
Monitoring of surface water management systems
for flow and quality continued throughout the year.
Flow and salinity were continuously monitored
while nutrients, suspended solids, turbidity and pH
were tested fortnightly. Biological monitoring was
also undertaken in streams near three surface drain
outfalls.
Analysis of all data was undertaken, published and
reported to stakeholders.
The five-year rolling average phosphorus load
continued to decline and remained below the target
value for reduction of nutrient loads from irrigation
drains.