sec.9Environmental attributes for Gulf Rivers strategic environmental area

### sec.9 Environmental attributes for Gulf Rivers strategic environmental area The following are the environmental attributes for the Gulf Rivers strategic environmental area— the natural hydrologic processes of the area characterised by— natural, unrestricted flows in and along watercourses and estuaries; and overflow from watercourses onto the flood plains of the area, or the other way; and natural flow paths of water across flood plains connecting waterholes, lakes and wetlands in the area; and natural flow in and from groundwater and springs; the natural geomorphic processes of the area characterised by— natural erosion; and the transport and deposit of sediment by water throughout the catchments and along the watercourse systems and estuaries; the functioning riparian processes of the area characterised by native riparian vegetation associated with watercourses, estuaries, lakes, floodplains and wetlands; the functioning wildlife corridors of the area characterised by— natural habitat in the watercourse systems; and permanent waterholes and springs; the natural water quality in the watercourse channels and aquifers and on flood plains in the area characterised by physical, chemical and biological attributes that support and maintain natural aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems. - (a) the natural hydrologic processes of the area characterised by— (i) natural, unrestricted flows in and along watercourses and estuaries; and (ii) overflow from watercourses onto the flood plains of the area, or the other way; and (iii) natural flow paths of water across flood plains connecting waterholes, lakes and wetlands in the area; and (iv) natural flow in and from groundwater and springs; - (i) natural, unrestricted flows in and along watercourses and estuaries; and - (ii) overflow from watercourses onto the flood plains of the area, or the other way; and - (iii) natural flow paths of water across flood plains connecting waterholes, lakes and wetlands in the area; and - (iv) natural flow in and from groundwater and springs; - (b) the natural geomorphic processes of the area characterised by— (i) natural erosion; and (ii) the transport and deposit of sediment by water throughout the catchments and along the watercourse systems and estuaries; - (i) natural erosion; and - (ii) the transport and deposit of sediment by water throughout the catchments and along the watercourse systems and estuaries; - (c) the functioning riparian processes of the area characterised by native riparian vegetation associated with watercourses, estuaries, lakes, floodplains and wetlands; - (d) the functioning wildlife corridors of the area characterised by— (i) natural habitat in the watercourse systems; and (ii) permanent waterholes and springs; - (i) natural habitat in the watercourse systems; and - (ii) permanent waterholes and springs; - (e) the natural water quality in the watercourse channels and aquifers and on flood plains in the area characterised by physical, chemical and biological attributes that support and maintain natural aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems. - (i) natural, unrestricted flows in and along watercourses and estuaries; and - (ii) overflow from watercourses onto the flood plains of the area, or the other way; and - (iii) natural flow paths of water across flood plains connecting waterholes, lakes and wetlands in the area; and - (iv) natural flow in and from groundwater and springs; - (i) natural erosion; and - (ii) the transport and deposit of sediment by water throughout the catchments and along the watercourse systems and estuaries; - (i) natural habitat in the watercourse systems; and - (ii) permanent waterholes and springs;