In May 2009 the Australian Government announced up to $77.4 million of funding for the Hawkesbury Nepean River Recovery Program (HNRRP), and I commenced work as Program Manager in June 2009. After just over two years of very intensive activity the HNRRP came to an end in September 2011, having successfully delivered its intended outcomes on time and under budget. The HNRRP has improved river health by making more water available for environmental flows and reducing nutrient inputs to the river system.
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In response to the New South Wales (NSW) Government Metropolitan Water Plan the NSW Department of Natural Resources coordinated the development of new environmental flow rules for the Shoalhaven River downstream of Tallowa Dam. The approach taken to determine the environmental flow requirements for the Shoalhaven River downstream of Tallowa Dam involved assessing the water needs of the river’s complete ecosystem, including its main river channel, river banks, estuary and important ecological features, such as rare and endangered species. Read the rest of this entry »