Division 11River and groundwater quality

## Division 11 River and groundwater quality Division 11 River and groundwater quality | Five year target | Why is it needed? | What are the expected outcomes? | | Target 35 All management plans incorporating water quality objectives that have considered Government approved Interim Environmental Objectives, the current ANZECC Guidelines and the recommendations of relevant Healthy Rivers Commission Inquiries | • To improve water quality• To reduce the incidence of blue green algal blooms• To protect essential water supplies and recreational values | • Assured water supplies to maintain or improve the health and wellbeing of rural and urban communities• Diversity and abundance of native aquatic animals and plants protected and restored• Incidents of problem blue green algal blooms affecting essential water supplies and recreational values reduced• The productive capacity of land and water maintained | | Target 36 River salinity maintained at levels consistent with the salinity targets specified in approved catchment management plans | • To reduce the rate of increase in river salinity | • Assured water supplies to maintain or improve the health and wellbeing of rural and urban communities• Diversity and abundance of native aquatic animals and plants protected and restored• The productive capacity of land and water maintained | | Target 37 Sources of non-saline water contributing significant dilution flows downstream prioritised to enable action to be taken to protect these sources | • To maximise the opportunity for natural dilution of downstream salt pulses | • Assured water supplies to maintain or improve the health and wellbeing of rural and urban communities• Diversity and abundance of native aquatic animals and plants protected and restored• The productive capacity of land and water maintained | | Target 38 Aquifer water quality vulnerability zones mapped and extraction limits reviewed to reduce the risk of lateral intrusion of poor quality water | • To protect groundwater quality• To protect domestic water supplies | • Assured water supplies to maintain or improve the health and wellbeing of rural and urban communities• The productive capacity of land and water maintained |