The potential contribution of the Queensland Wet Tropics Region Natural Resource Plan to river improvement and water quality
- Resource Type
- Authors
- N. Weston; G. McDonald; B. Dorrington
- Source
- Water Science and Technology. 48:25-34
- Subject
- Environmental Engineering
Environmental protection
Action plan
Natural heritage
Environmental science
Inversion (meteorology)
Plan (drawing)
Water quality
Natural resource management
Work in process
Environmental planning
Natural resource
Water Science and Technology
- Language
- ISSN
- 1996-9732
0273-1223
This paper reports on work in progress on the new Wet Tropics Regional Natural Resource Management Plan and its potential to deliver river management and water quality outcomes. The plan is being prepared in accordance with the guidelines of the Nation Action Plan for Salinity and Water Quality/Natural Heritage Trust (NAP/NHT2). In particular the paper discusses the technical basis for priorities, target setting and implementation and the most effective instruments for achieving river improvement and water quality outcomes in the region.