Innovation through collaboration: improving urban water management for a reef council

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Powell, L.;Lim, H.S.;Brown, I.;Huang, T.;Munksgaard, N.;Randall, M;Holdsworth, J.;Cook, H.
HanShe LimTao HuangJason Holdsworth
Abstract

With little data available on the quality of stormwater discharging from urban catchments to the Great Barrier Reef (GBR), the driver for the Smart Catchments: Saltwater Creek project was “If we don’t monitor, we can’t manage”. To do this, near real-time high-frequency discharge and water quality data are needed. A second driver was to make available, for the first time in a GBR catchment, near real-time water quality data for Council’s management actions but also for the community from an education perspective to engage them in water quality issues. Working collaboratively with industry, community, educators and scientists, the project, led by Cairns Regional Council, fulfils a commitment to the Reef 2050 Long-Term Sustainability Plan. This paper presents a more holistic and effective approach to monitor and manage water quality runoff from urban catchments.

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Water e-journal

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2206-1991

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Australian Water Association

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