Water Plan (Calliope River Basin) 2006
sec.9Ecological outcomes
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sec.9 Ecological outcomes
Each of the following is an ecological outcome for water in the plan area— to support natural ecosystems by minimising changes to natural flow regimes; to maintain adequate water flows to protect the health of riparian vegetation and aquatic ecosystems in the plan area; to maintain adequate freshwater outflows to The Narrows and the natural wetlands in the plan area. In this section— The Narrows means the estuarine passage between Curtis Island and the mainland that extends from Kangaroo Island to the mouth of Raglan Creek. (sec.9-ssec.1) Each of the following is an ecological outcome for water in the plan area— to support natural ecosystems by minimising changes to natural flow regimes; to maintain adequate water flows to protect the health of riparian vegetation and aquatic ecosystems in the plan area; to maintain adequate freshwater outflows to The Narrows and the natural wetlands in the plan area. (sec.9-ssec.2) In this section— The Narrows means the estuarine passage between Curtis Island and the mainland that extends from Kangaroo Island to the mouth of Raglan Creek.
- (a) to support natural ecosystems by minimising changes to natural flow regimes;
- (b) to maintain adequate water flows to protect the health of riparian vegetation and aquatic ecosystems in the plan area;
- (c) to maintain adequate freshwater outflows to The Narrows and the natural wetlands in the plan area.