Monitoring and assessing water quality
Environmental values - Environmental Protection (Water) Policy
The Environmental Protection (Water) Policy 2009 (EPP Water) seeks to achieve the objective identified by the Environmental Protection Act 1994 (EP Act)—to protect Queensland's waters while allowing for development that is ecologically sustainable.
Queensland water quality guidelines
With Queensland continuing to be the fastest-growing state in Australia, protecting the quality of the state's waters in the face of such growth is a major priority for the Queensland Government.
Queensland has a wide diversity of waters ranging from upland streams of the Great Divide out to the coastal waters of the Barrier Reef. They include streams, rivers, lakes, wetlands, estuaries, embayments and open coastal waters. These waters are important both to the economy of Queensland and for the many recreational benefits they provide. They also have their own intrinsic natural values.
Last updated: 20 October 2009