2 Water Quality and Ecosystem

LIST OF TABLES

Table 1: Gross revenue of major industries in the MidCoast Region 64

Table 2: Subcatchments posing the highest risk to ecological and community values 67 Table 3: Management Areas impacted by each issue 75

Table 4: Key impacts associated with water pollution from diffuse-source runoff 88 Table 5: Summary of the MERI Programs to be implemented for the Manning River Estuary and Catchment 146

Table 6: Standard measures and data collection 150

Table 7: Performance indicators for the 10-year outcomes 151

Table 8: Research Program

Table 9: Contribution of the ECMP to objects of the CM Act 152

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Table 10: Multi-criteria analysis of Management Actions against CM Objects, MEM Objects and SEPP Objectives 169 Table 11: Project tracking template 192

ANNEXURES

A set of supporting documents has been prepared to underpin the Manning River Estuary and Catchment Management Program (ECMP). These documents are annexures to the ECMP and will be submitted to the NSW Government for certification. Throughout this document you will see a series of highlighted boxes that direct you to the annexures which include:

• Annexure A: The Manning River ECMP Scoping Study (MCC 2020) • Annexure B: The Manning River ECMP Stakeholder Consultation Report (MCC 2021) • Annexure C: Birrbay Voices - Aboriginal Consultation Report (PTLALC 2021) • Annexure D: The Manning River ECMP Farmers Consultation (NBA Consulting 2019) • Annexure E: The Manning River ECMP Community Values Report (MCC 2020) • Annexure F: The Manning River ECMP Coastal Wetlands Mapping Report (Ecological 2019) • Annexure G: The Manning River ECMP Spatial Risk Assessment (EES 2020) • Annexure H: Manning Rapid Site Assessment Report (EES 2020) • Annexure I: The Manning River ECMP Issue Analysis Report (2021) • Annexure J: The Manning River ECMP Management Actions – Practice Notes (MCC 2021) • Annexure K: The Manning River ECMP Management Options Evaluation Report (Salients 2021) • Annexure L: The Manning River ECMP Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting Program: Water Quality and Ecosystem Health (MCC 2021) • Annexure M: Evidence for a future Planning Proposal to amend the CM SEPP – Coastal Wetlands (Locale Consulting 2021)