Environmental Protection (Water) Amendment Policy No. 30, 2006

Queensland Environmental Protection (Water) Amendment Policy (No. 1) 2006 Subordinate Legislation 2006 No. 30 made under the Environmental Protection Act 1994 Contents Page 1 Short title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 2 Commencement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 3 Policy amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 4 Insertion of new s 48A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 48A Operation of sch 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 5 Amendment of sch 1 (Environmental values and water quality objectives for waters) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 6 Amendment of sch 2 (Dictionary) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 s 1 2 s 5 Environmental Protection (Water) Amendment Policy (No. 1) 2006 No. 30, 2006 1 Short title This policy may be cited as the Environmental Protection (Water) Amendment Policy (No. 1) 2006. 2 Commencement This policy commences on 1 May 2006. 3 Policy amended This policy amends the Environmental Protection (Water) Policy 1997. 4 Insertion of new s 48A Part 8, division 2— insert— ‘48A Operation of sch 1 ‘(1) The boundaries of a water listed in schedule 1, column 1 are the boundaries identified in the document stated in column 2 of the schedule opposite the water. ‘(2) A document mentioned in schedule 1 is available for inspection— (a) during office hours at the department’s office at 160 Ann Street, Brisbane; and (b) on the department’s website.1’. 5 Amendment of sch 1 (Environmental values and water quality objectives for waters) (1) Schedule 1, column 1, heading, ‘Basin/Stream No.’— omit, insert— ‘Description’. (2) Schedule 1— 1 The department’s website is at <www.epa.qld.gov.au>. s 5 3 s 5 Environmental Protection (Water) Amendment Policy (No. 1) 2006 No. 30, 2006 insert— ‘Albert River, including all tributaries of the Albert River estuary part of basin 145 Albert River Environmental Values and Water Quality Objectives, published by the department in March 2006 Bloomfield River, including all tributaries of the river part of basin 108 Bloomfield River Environmental Values and Water Quality Objectives, published by the department in March 2006 Bremer River, including all tributaries of the Bremer River estuary part of basin 143 Bremer River Environmental Values and Water Quality Objectives, published by the department in March 2006 Brisbane River, including all tributaries of the Brisbane River estuary, other than Oxley Creek part of basin 143 Brisbane River Environmental Values and Water Quality Objectives, published by the department in March 2006 Brisbane creeks—Bramble Bay, including Bald Hills, Cabbage Tree, Downfall, Kedron Brook, Nudgee and Nundah creeks part of basin 142 Brisbane Creeks—Bramble Bay Environmental Values and Water Quality Objectives, published by the department in March 2006 Broadwater, including— • Biggera and Loders creeks • the Broadwater and all creeks of the Broadwater catchment • Runaway Bay part of basin 146 Broadwater Environmental Values and Water Quality Objectives, published by the department in March 2006 s 5 4 s 5 Environmental Protection (Water) Amendment Policy (No. 1) 2006 No. 30, 2006 Burrum, Gregory, Isis, Cherwell and Elliott rivers, including all Hervey Bay coastal rivers and creeks part of basin 137 Burrum, Gregory, Isis, Cherwell and Elliott Rivers Environmental Values and Water Quality Objectives, published by the department in March 2006 Caboolture River, including all tributaries of the river part of basin 142 Caboolture River Environmental Values and Water Quality Objectives, published by the department in March 2006 Coomera River, including all tributaries of the river part of basin 146 Coomera River Environmental Values and Water Quality Objectives, published by the department in March 2006 Currumbin and Tallebudgera creeks and Pacific Beaches, including— • all tributaries of Currumbin and Tallebudgera creeks • all creeks of the Pacific Beaches catchment part of basin 146 Currumbin and Tallebudgera Creeks Environmental Values and Water Quality Objectives, published by the department in March 2006 Daintree River, including all tributaries of the river part of basin 108 Daintree River Environmental Values and Water Quality Objectives, published by the department in March 2006 Douglas Shire central coastal creeks, including all coastal creeks between Mowbray River and Mossman River part of basin 109 Douglas Shire Central Coastal Creeks Environmental Values and Water Quality Objectives, published by the department in March 2006 s 5 5 s 5 Environmental Protection (Water) Amendment Policy (No. 1) 2006 No. 30, 2006 Douglas Shire coastal waters adjacent to basins 108 and 109 Douglas Shire Coastal Waters Environmental Values and Water Quality Objectives, published by the department in March 2006 Douglas Shire northern coastal creeks, including all coastal creeks north of Daintree River and east of Bloomfield River part of basin 108 Douglas Shire Northern Coastal Creeks Environmental Values and Water Quality Objectives, published by the department in March 2006 Douglas Shire southern coastal creeks, including all coastal creeks between Mowbray River and the southern boundary of the area of the Douglas Shire Council part of basin 109 Douglas Shire Southern Coastal Creeks Environmental Values and Water Quality Objectives, published by the department in March 2006 Fraser Island waters basin 139 Fraser Island Environmental Values and Water Quality Objectives, published by the department in March 2006 Great Sandy Strait adjacent to basins 137 to 140 Great Sandy Strait Environmental Values and Water Quality Objectives, published by the department in March 2006 Great Sandy Strait coastal creeks part of basin 140 Great Sandy Strait Coastal Creeks Environmental Values and Water Quality Objectives, published by the department in March 2006 s 5 6 s 5 Environmental Protection (Water) Amendment Policy (No. 1) 2006 No. 30, 2006 Hervey Bay adjacent to basins 137 and 139 Hervey Bay Environmental Values and Water Quality Objectives, published by the department in March 2006 Logan River, including all tributaries of the Logan River estuary part of basin 145 Logan River Environmental Values and Water Quality Objectives, published by the department in March 2006 Maroochy River, including all tributaries of the river part of basin 141 Maroochy River Environmental Values and Water Quality Objectives, published by the department in March 2006 Mary River, including all tributaries of the river basin 138 Mary River Environmental Values and Water Quality Objectives, published by the department in March 2006 Mooloolah River, including all tributaries of the river part of basin 141 Mooloolah River Environmental Values and Water Quality Objectives, published by the department in March 2006 Moreton Bay basin 144 and adjacent to basins 141 to 143, 145 and 146 Moreton Bay, North Stradbroke, South Stradbroke, Moreton and Moreton Bay Islands Environmental Values and Water Quality Objectives, published by the department in March 2006 s 5 7 s 5 Environmental Protection (Water) Amendment Policy (No. 1) 2006 No. 30, 2006 Mossman River, including all tributaries of the river part of basin 109 Mossman River Environmental Values and Water Quality Objectives, published by the department in March 2006 Mowbray River, including all tributaries of the river part of basin 109 Mowbray River Environmental Values and Water Quality Objectives, published by the department in March 2006 Nerang River, including all tributaries of the river part of basin 146 Nerang River Environmental Values and Water Quality Objectives, published by the department in March 2006 Noosa River, including— • Kin Kin creek • Teewah coastal creeks • lakes Cooroibah, Cootharaba, Doonella and Weyba part of basin 140 Noosa River Environmental Values and Water Quality Objectives, published by the department in March 2006 Oxley Creek, including all tributaries of the creek part of basin 143 Oxley Creek Environmental Values and Water Quality Objectives, published by the department in March 2006 Pimpama River, including— • Behms and McCoys creeks • southern Moreton Bay coastal creeks part of basin 146 Pimpama River Environmental Values and Water Quality Objectives, published by the department in March 2006 s 5 8 s 5 Environmental Protection (Water) Amendment Policy (No. 1) 2006 No. 30, 2006 (3) Schedule 1, entry for Trinity Inlet, column 1, ‘111/10’— omit, insert— ‘part of basin 111’. Pine rivers and Redcliffe creeks, including— • Hays Inlet • all tributaries of the North Pine and South Pine rivers part of basin 142 Pine Rivers and Redcliffe Creeks Environmental Values and Water Quality Objectives, published by the department in March 2006 Pumicestone Passage, including— • waters of Bribie Island • Bells, Coochin, Dux, Elimbah, Mellum, Ningi and Tibrogargan creeks part of basin 141 Pumicestone Passage Environmental Values and Water Quality Objectives, published by the department in March 2006 Redland creeks, including Coolnwynpin, Eprapah, Hilliards, Lota, Moogurrapum, Tarradarrapin, Tingalpa and Wynnum creeks part of basin 145 Redland Creeks Environmental Values and Water Quality Objectives, published by the department in March 2006 Saltwater Creek, including all tributaries of the creek part of basin 108 Saltwater Creek Environmental Values and Water Quality Objectives, published by the department in March 2006 Sandy, Six Mile, Wolston, Woogaroo and Goodna creeks part of basin 143 Sandy, Six Mile, Wolston, Woogaroo and Goodna Creeks Environmental Values and Water Quality Objectives, published by the department in March 2006’. s 6 9 s 6 Environmental Protection (Water) Amendment Policy (No. 1) 2006 No. 30, 2006 (4) Schedule 1, entry for Trinity Inlet, column 2, from ‘prepared’— omit, insert— ‘published by the department in February 20022’. 6 Amendment of sch 2 (Dictionary) (1) Schedule 2, definitions ANCA Directory and AWQ guidelines— omit. (2) Schedule 2— insert— ‘ANCA Directory means the report called ‘A review and update of Queensland site accounts in A Directory of Important Wetlands in Australia’, prepared by the department in September 2005.3 AWQ guidelines means the ‘Australian and New Zealand Guidelines for Fresh and Marine Water Quality’, volumes 1, 2 and 3, published by ANZECC and ARMCANZ in October 2000. basin, followed by a number, means the river basin of that number described in ‘Australia’s River Basins 1997’, 3rd edition, published by Geoscience Australia, Commonwealth of Australia, in 2004.4’. 2 A copy of the plan may also be purchased from the Department of State Development, Trade and Innovation, PO Box 2358, Cairns QLD 4870. 3 The ANCA Directory and the Australian Wetlands Database may be inspected during office hours at the department’s office at 160 Ann Street, Brisbane. The database is also available for inspection on the website of the Department of the Environment and Heritage (Commonwealth) at <www.deh.gov.au/water/wetlands/database/directory/index.html>. 4 A map showing the river basins in Queensland can also be viewed on the Department of Natural Resources and Mines’ website at <www.dnrm.qld.gov.au/watershed/>. 10 Environmental Protection (Water) Amendment Policy (No. 1) 2006 No. 30, 2006 ENDNOTES 1 Approved by the Governor in Council on 2 March 2006. 2 Notified in the gazette on 3 March 2006. 3 Laid before the Legislative Assembly on . . . 4 The administering agency is the Environmental Protection Agency. © State of Queensland 2006