A Report To Ministerial Council on targets for pollutant loads.

September 2001

On 8 June 2001, Ministerial Council for the Great Barrier Reef noted that activities in the catchments adjacent to the Great Barrier Reef were affecting the quality of water flowing to the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area. The Commonwealth Minister for Environment and Heritage directed the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority to develop a Great Barrier Reef Water Quality Action Plan that recommends specific water quality targets for individual river systems flowing to the Great Barrier Reef.

For ease of access, the Water Quality Action plan has been divided into the following documents.

Executive Summary & plain English version [ Acrobat Format 1250.61KB ]

Catchment Statistics:

• Baffle Creek [ Acrobat Format 550.08KB | BW | Colour ]
• Barron River [ Acrobat Format 510.71KB | BW | Colour ]
• Black River [ Acrobat Format 482.19KB | BW | Colour ]
• Boyne River [ Acrobat Format 715.37KB | BW | Colour ]
• Burdekin River [ Acrobat Format 1173.00KB | BW | Colour ]
• Burnett River [ Acrobat Format 766.54KB | BW | Colour ]
• Calliope River [ Acrobat Format 599.80KB | BW | Colour ]
• Daintree River [ Acrobat Format 422.59KB | BW | Colour ]
• Don River [ Acrobat Format 539.06KB | BW | Colour ]
• Endeavour River [ Acrobat Format 325.71KB | BW | Colour ]
• Fitzroy River [ Acrobat Format 1016.64KB | BW | Colour ]
• Haughton River [ Acrobat Format 404.10KB | BW | Colour ]
• Herbert River [ Acrobat Format 818.49KB | BW | Colour ]
• Johnstone River [ Acrobat Format 625.03KB | BW | Colour ]
• Kolan River [ Acrobat Format 609.68KB | BW | Colour ]
• Mossman River [ Acrobat Format 626.52KB | BW | Colour ]
• Murray River [ Acrobat Format 658.48KB | BW | Colour ]
• Normanby River [ Acrobat Format 459.58KB | BW | Colour ]
• O'Connell River [ Acrobat Format 665.40KB | BW | Colour ]
• Pioneer River [ Acrobat Format 666.40KB | BW | Colour ]
• Plane Creek [ Acrobat Format 672.24KB | BW | Colour ]
• Proserpine [ Acrobat Format 521.21KB | BW | Colour ]
• Ross River [ Acrobat Format 413.57KB | BW | Colour ]
• Russell - Mulgrave Rivers [ Acrobat Format 711.73KB | BW | Colour ]
• Styx River [ Acrobat Format 353.17KB | BW | Colour ]
• Tully River [ Acrobat Format 602.10KB | BW | Colour ]

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Related Links:

• Great Barrier Reef Water Quality: Current Issues
• Water Quality: A Threat To The Great Barrier Reef