Gosford City Council Historical Water Quality Review & Analysis

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FUTURE DIRECTIONS FOR WATER QUALITY / ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH MONITORING 4-4 Figure 4.3 Example of EHMP Report Card Figure 4.4 Spatial Distribution of Ecosystem Health Index values in Moreton Bay D:\R.N0754.002.01.DOC 7/11/03 16:11
FUTURE DIRECTIONS FOR WATER QUALITY / ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH MONITORING 4-5 4.3 Review of ANZECC Monitoring Guidelines 4.3.1 Introduction The following sections are essentially a summary of the Water Quality Monitoring approach outlined in the joint Australian and New Zealand Environment Conservation Council (ANZECC) and Agriculture and Resource Management Council of Australia and New Zealand (ARMCANZ) guideline document Australian Guidelines for Water Quality Monitoring and Reporting. 4.3.2 Setting Objectives The first step in undertaking any water quality monitoring exercise is to set clear objectives. Objectives are recommended to be set utilising the process outlined in Figure 4.5. Figure 4.5 Framework for Setting Objectives (ANZECC/ARMCANZ, 2000) The first step in the process is to define the issue that has resulted in planning of the monitoring program. The issues in Australia generally fall into one of four categories-: • long term management, protection and restoration of aquatic ecosystems so they can fulfil their environmental values; • contaminants, their sources and fates in aquatic ecosystems, the magnitude of the problem and actions required to protect the environmental values; • performance of management strategies; • conformity with water quality guidelines. The information requirements are defined from discussions with the stakeholders of the water body of interest, or whom are involved in the monitoring programme. The information requirements D:\R.N0754.002.01.DOC 7/11/03 16:11
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