Water Plan (Moreton) 2007
sec.12Ecological outcomes
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sec.12 Ecological outcomes
Particular ecological outcomes for water in the part of the plan area stated for the outcome are as follows— for Stanley River and tributaries, upstream of the impounded area of Woodford Weir— to minimise changes to flows that support river-forming processes; and to minimise changes to the low flow regime; for Boondall Wetlands—to provide freshwater flows necessary to maintain the long-term pattern of inflows to, and ecological functions of, the wetlands; for estuarine reaches—to minimise changes to brackish water habitats; for Moreton Bay and Pumicestone Channel—to minimise changes to the natural movement and delivery of sediment, and the delivery of fresh water, natural nutrients and organic matter. In this section— impounded area , of Woodford Weir, means the area of the weir that is inundated when the weir is at its full supply level. (sec.12-ssec.1) Particular ecological outcomes for water in the part of the plan area stated for the outcome are as follows— for Stanley River and tributaries, upstream of the impounded area of Woodford Weir— to minimise changes to flows that support river-forming processes; and to minimise changes to the low flow regime; for Boondall Wetlands—to provide freshwater flows necessary to maintain the long-term pattern of inflows to, and ecological functions of, the wetlands; for estuarine reaches—to minimise changes to brackish water habitats; for Moreton Bay and Pumicestone Channel—to minimise changes to the natural movement and delivery of sediment, and the delivery of fresh water, natural nutrients and organic matter. (sec.12-ssec.2) In this section— impounded area , of Woodford Weir, means the area of the weir that is inundated when the weir is at its full supply level.
- (a) for Stanley River and tributaries, upstream of the impounded area of Woodford Weir— (i) to minimise changes to flows that support river-forming processes; and (ii) to minimise changes to the low flow regime;
- (i) to minimise changes to flows that support river-forming processes; and
- (ii) to minimise changes to the low flow regime;
- (b) for Boondall Wetlands—to provide freshwater flows necessary to maintain the long-term pattern of inflows to, and ecological functions of, the wetlands;
- (c) for estuarine reaches—to minimise changes to brackish water habitats;
- (d) for Moreton Bay and Pumicestone Channel—to minimise changes to the natural movement and delivery of sediment, and the delivery of fresh water, natural nutrients and organic matter.
- (i) to minimise changes to flows that support river-forming processes; and
- (ii) to minimise changes to the low flow regime;