Water quality documents: Don-Haughton, Mackay-Whitsunday estuaries, and coastal/marine waters - Environmental Protection (Water) Policy (EPP Water)

Don and Haughton River basins, Mackay-Whitsunday region estuaries, and coastal/marine waters

Please use this survey to provide comments on the following draft consultation documents for the Don-Haughton and Mackay-Whitsundays (estuaries, coastal waters) region, available at the Department of Environment and Heritage Protection (EHP) website.
1. Draft report: Don-Haughton basins, Mackay-Whitsunday estuaries, and coastal/marine waters environmental values and water quality guidelines (surface waters).
2. Draft EPP Water maps: Don-Haughton, Mackay-Whitsunday estuaries and coastal waters, showing location of environmental values, catchments, water types and management intent.

3. Supporting reports (where applicable).

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* 1. Contact information (optional)

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Organisation

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* 2. Do you have any comments on the environmental values shown in the draft report and EPP Water mapping (e.g. locations of aquatic ecosystem, stock watering, recreation)?

Yes

If yes, please provide comments here.

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* 3. Do you have any comments on the mapping of water types, management intent and sub-catchments shown in the EPP Water mapping? Separate maps are provided for each of the main basins, and coastal and marine waters.

Yes

If yes, please provide comments here.

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* 4. Do you have any comments on the aquatic ecosystem draft water quality guidelines listed in tables of the report (shown by basin, catchment, flow, water type)?

Yes

If yes, please provide comments here.

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* 5. Do you have any comments on the human use water quality guidelines (e.g. recreational use, stock watering) listed in the draft report?

Yes

If yes, please provide comments here.

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* 6. Do you have any comments on data sources or methods used to develop the guidelines?

Yes

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* 7. Do you hold water quality data of potential relevance to the project?

Yes (please specify below)

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* 8. Do you have any comments on the ecological or socio-economic values of waters in this area?

Yes

If yes, please provide comments here.

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* 9. Do you have any comments on the socio-economic impacts of protecting environmental values?

Yes

If yes, please provide comments here.

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* 10. Do you have any other comments on the main reports or supporting reports (please specify report)?

Yes

If yes, please provide comments here.

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