Gosford City Council Historical Water Quality Review & Analysis
Gosford City Council Historical Water Quality Review & Analysis Gosford City Council Historical Water Quality Review & Analysis
CONTENTS II 3.1.1.5 Salinity 3-6 3.1.1.6 Dissolved Oxygen 3-7 3.1.2 Chemical Parameters 3-8 3.1.2.1 Ammonia 3-8 3.1.2.2 Oxidised Nitrogen 3-9 3.1.2.3 Total Nitrogen 3-10 3.1.2.4 Orthophosphate 3-11 3.1.2.5 Total Phosphorus 3-12 3.1.3 Compound Water Quality Index 3-13 3.2 Water Quality Datasondes 3-14 3.2.1 Brisbane Water (Koolewong) 3-14 3.2.2 Avoca Lagoon 3-16 3.2.3 Cockrone Lagoon 3-17 3.3 Historical Water Quality Results 3-18 3.3.1 Chemical Parameters 3-18 3.3.2 Bacteria 3-19 3.3.3 Algae 3-19 3.3.3.1 Algal counts 3-19 3.3.3.2 Chlorophyll-a 3-20 3.3.4 Metals 3-21 4 FUTURE DIRECTIONS FOR WATER QUALITY / ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH MONITORING 4-1 4.1 Discussion of Previous Monitoring Programs 4-1 4.2 The Notion of ‘Environmental Health’ 4-1 4.2.1 Coastal CRC EHMP 4-1 4.2.1.1 Water quality 4-2 4.2.1.2 Seagrass 4-3 4.2.1.3 Sewage 4-3 4.2.1.4 Report cards 4-3 4.3 Review of ANZECC Monitoring Guidelines 4-5 4.3.1 Introduction 4-5 4.3.2 Setting Objectives 4-5 4.3.3 Study Design 4-7 4.3.4 Field Sampling Program 4-8 4.3.5 Laboratory Analysis 4-9 4.3.6 Data Analysis and interpretation 4-10 4.3.7 Reporting 4-11 D:\R.N0754.002.01.DOC 7/11/03 16:11
LIST OF FIGURES III 4.4 Outcomes from Community Workshops 4-12 4.4.1 General Comments 4-12 4.4.2 Possible Sites for Future Monitoring 4-12 4.4.3 Possible Parameters for Future Monitoring 4-13 4.4.4 Possible Frequency of Monitoring 4-13 4.4.5 Possible Ways of Reporting the Data 4-13 4.5 Options for Future Water Quality Monitoring 4-14 4.5.1 Option 1: Routine Monthly Water Quality Monitoring 4-14 4.5.2 Option 2: Catchment and Receiving Water Monitoring 4-15 4.5.3 Option 3: Quarterly Seagrass Depth Monitoring 4-16 4.5.4 Option 4: Quarterly Benthic Macroinvertebrate Monitoring 4-16 4.5.5 Indicative Costs of Options 4-17 4.5.5.1 Assumptions in Determining Costs 4-18 4.6 Recommended Monitoring Program 4-18 4.6.1 Recommendations for a Gosford Environmental Health Indicator 4-23 5 REFERENCES 5-1 APPENDIX A: MHL DATASONDE RESULTS: AVOCA LAGOON A-1 APPENDIX B: MHL DATASONDE RESULTS: COCKRONE LAGOON B-1 APPENDIX C: MHL DATASONDE RESULTS: KOOLEWONG C-1 LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1.1 Classification of ecosystem type for each category 1-4 Figure 1.2 Types of Physical and Chemical Stressors 1-5 Figure 2.1 Water Quality Data Management System 2-1 Figure 2.2 Data Flow 2-3 Figure 2.3 Database Structure 2-4 Figure 2.4 MapInfo Database Interface 2-4 Figure 2.5 Sample Historical Data Chart 2-5 Figure 2.6 Example of a Yearly Analysis Report 2-6 Figure 2.7 Example of a Quarterly Analysis Report 2-7 Figure 3.1 Sites for Most Recent (Cheng) Water Quality Monitoring Program 3-1 D:\R.N0754.002.01.DOC 7/11/03 16:11
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LIST OF FIGURES<br />
III<br />
4.4 Outcomes from Community Workshops 4-12<br />
4.4.1 General Comments 4-12<br />
4.4.2 Possible Sites for Future Monitoring 4-12<br />
4.4.3 Possible Parameters for Future Monitoring 4-13<br />
4.4.4 Possible Frequency of Monitoring 4-13<br />
4.4.5 Possible Ways of Reporting the Data 4-13<br />
4.5 Options for Future <strong>Water</strong> <strong>Quality</strong> Monitoring 4-14<br />
4.5.1 Option 1: Routine Monthly <strong>Water</strong> <strong>Quality</strong> Monitoring 4-14<br />
4.5.2 Option 2: Catchment and Receiving <strong>Water</strong> Monitoring 4-15<br />
4.5.3 Option 3: Quarterly Seagrass Depth Monitoring 4-16<br />
4.5.4 Option 4: Quarterly Benthic Macroinvertebrate Monitoring 4-16<br />
4.5.5 Indicative Costs of Options 4-17<br />
4.5.5.1 Assumptions in Determining Costs 4-18<br />
4.6 Recommended Monitoring Program 4-18<br />
4.6.1 Recommendations for a <strong>Gosford</strong> Environmental Health Indicator 4-23<br />
5 REFERENCES 5-1<br />
APPENDIX A: MHL DATASONDE RESULTS: AVOCA LAGOON A-1<br />
APPENDIX B: MHL DATASONDE RESULTS: COCKRONE LAGOON B-1<br />
APPENDIX C: MHL DATASONDE RESULTS: KOOLEWONG C-1<br />
LIST OF FIGURES<br />
Figure 1.1 Classification of ecosystem type for each category 1-4<br />
Figure 1.2 Types of Physical and Chemical Stressors 1-5<br />
Figure 2.1 <strong>Water</strong> <strong>Quality</strong> Data Management System 2-1<br />
Figure 2.2 Data Flow 2-3<br />
Figure 2.3 Database Structure 2-4<br />
Figure 2.4 MapInfo Database Interface 2-4<br />
Figure 2.5 Sample <strong>Historical</strong> Data Chart 2-5<br />
Figure 2.6 Example of a Yearly <strong>Analysis</strong> Report 2-6<br />
Figure 2.7 Example of a Quarterly <strong>Analysis</strong> Report 2-7<br />
Figure 3.1 Sites for Most Recent (Cheng) <strong>Water</strong> <strong>Quality</strong> Monitoring Program 3-1<br />
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