Brisbane Water Plan of Management - Gosford City Council - NSW ...

7.0 CHANNEL AND FORESHORE PROTECTION
The plan of management has identified existing and proposed foreshore protection works and
various waterway improvements. (Refer to Figures 23 to 25 and Table 5.) Due to a
combination of Brisbane Water being both a relatively shallow waterway and popular as a
recreational boating and fishing estuary, problems have been experienced with the ability to
navigate the various channels which has generated concerns and demands over the need for
maintenance dredging of channels.
Associated with the issue of boating use and foreshore access is the issue of foreshore
protection in an effort to prevent and reverse any erosion impacts occurring to public foreshore
areas around Brisbane Water.
7.1 Management Objectives
MANAGEMENT OBJECTIVES
Channel and Foreshore Protection
PRIORITY
FOR
ACTION
RESPONSIBILITY
a
Identify the main, secondary and minor navigational waterway
areas of Brisbane Water.
Completed
Council,
Waterways Authority
b
Identify the main navigational problem areas and recommend
channel depths to be maintained.
O
Council,
Waterways Authority
c
Identify by signage clearance distances under bridges, power
lines and over submarine cables.
O
Council,
Waterways Authority,
Telstra, Syd Elect
d Identify navigation channel problem areas requiring action. O Council,
NSW Fisheries,
Waterways Authority,
LAWC (CLS)
e
Identify and assess areas of public foreshore which require
protection works or where existing protection works are
adequate.
O
Council
LAWC (CLS)
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