• NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT VISION FOR THE NORTHERN AGRICULTURAL REGION OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA
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Water – Goals

Vision: “Water resources, rights and interests are highly valued and actively managed to support water-dependent communities and ecosystems”

Goal 1: All water allocation plans and distribution systems in the region account for the impacts of climate change by 2030.
  • Monitor groundwater systems to improve knowledge of water availability and water quality trends
  • Develop and implement appropriately resourced, science-based water allocation plans with community consultation
  • Ensure allocation plans account for the impacts of climate change
  • Investigate and implement sustainable alternate sources of water
  • Present data in a format that is easily accessible and understood by the general public
  • Develop stormwater management plans
  • Implement Water Sensitive Urban Design principles
  • Support Traditional Owners and Custodians with the sustainable management of their water rights and interests
Goal 2: All water resources are distributed equitably and sustainably between social, environmental and economic requirements by 2030.
  • Monitor groundwater systems to improve knowledge of water availability and water quality trends
  • Develop and implement appropriately resourced, science-based water allocation plans with community consultation
  • Ensure allocation plans account for the cultural value of water and water resources for Traditional Owners and Custodians in the region
  • Investigate and implement sustainable alternate sources of water
  • Present data in a format that is easily accessible and understood by the general public
  • Develop storm water management plans
  • Implement Water Sensitive Urban Design principles
  • Support Traditional Owners and Custodians with the sustainable management of their water rights and interests
Goal 3: 25 projects implemented to monitor, maintain or enhance water quality in the region by 2030.
  • Protect public drinking water source areas (PDWSA)
  • Work with Traditional Owners and Custodians to identify and manage water resources of cultural significance
  • Work with Traditional Owners and Custodians to monitor and enhance water quality
  • Manage stormwater and drainage to limit the impacts of floods
  • Manage the impacts of water erosion
  • Monitor and maintain or improve water quality
  • Educate the community about threats to water quality and available management options
  • Avoid or repair contamination in the region’s waterscapes
  • Increase community awareness of the relationship between land use, good environmental practice and water resource quality maintenance
Goal 4: 25 projects implemented to monitor, maintain or enhance ecosystem health and function in water-dependent ecosystems in the region by 2030.
  • Determine ecological water requirements for water-dependent ecosystems
  • Manage recreational activities and access in estuaries and rivers
  • Map and monitor the extent, condition and natural variability of the region’s waterscapes
  • Work with Traditional Owners and Custodians to identify and manage water resources of cultural significance
  • Work with Traditional Owners and Custodians to monitor and maintain healthy water-dependent ecosystems
  • Identify priority wetlands and watercourses for protection and restoration
  • Identify priority groundwater dependent ecosystems for protection and restoration
  • Develop and implement management plans for the restoration and conservation of priority wetlands and watercourses
  • Increase the current extent and improve the condition of riparian vegetation
  • Coordinate integrated feral animal and / or weed management in riparian areas
  • Restore or rehabilitate native vegetation in riparian areas
  • Establish vegetation buffers around riparian areas
Goal 5: Support at least three Traditional Custodians and their representative groups to secure and sustainably manage water rights and interests by 2030.
  • Develop and implement appropriately resourced, science-based water allocation plans with community consultation
  • Ensure allocation plans account for the impacts of climate change
  • Ensure allocation plans account for the cultural value of water and water resources in the landscape
  • Investigate and implement sustainable alternate sources of water
  • Present data in a format that is easily accessible and understood by the general public
  • Support Traditional Owners and Custodians with the sustainable management of their water rights and interests

We respectfully acknowledge the Southern Yamatji and Noongar People who are the Traditional Owners and original natural resource managers of the Northern Agricultural Region, and pay our respect to the Aboriginal Elders in the region, past, present and emerging.

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Acknowledgment of Country

We respectfully acknowledge the Yamaji and Noongar people who are the Traditional Owners and original natural resource managers of the Northern Agricultural Region and pay our respect to all of the Aboriginal Elders and leaders in the region, past, present and emerging

“Bandang jinangij ngala nyoongar boodja danjoo.” All people looking after Country together (Noongar).

“Barndi nhurra nganjungu barnagi yanayinha.” It is good that you come to our Country (Yamaji Wajarri).

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