The Darwin Harbour region is the country of the Larrakia and other Aboriginal people, and is enjoyed by Territorians and tourists for its recreational opportunities. Most Territory residents live in the region, which is the centre for industrial and commercial operations. The region is also a major hub for road, rail, air and sea transport. Our use of the catchment, through urban, industrial and agricultural development in the region has increased the amount of pollutants entering Darwin Harbour.
This report collates pollutant and hydrographic data for the Darwin Harbour catchment, with a focus on monitoring of loads undertaken in the 2006/07 wet season. It extrapolates monitoring undertaken for specific catchments to the wider Darwin Harbour catchment, and predicts the impact of future development on the pollutant loads entering Darwin Harbour based on a 'business as usual' approach.,
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Introduction -- Objectives -- Section 1. The Darwin Region Catchment -- Section 2. Catchment Runoff -- Section 3. Pollutant Export Rates and Land-use -- Section 4. Pollutant Loads Entering Darwin Harbour -- Section 5. Scenarios and Analysis -- Section 6. Conclusion -- References -- Appendices.,
Language
English,
Subject
Northern Territory – Darwin,
Land Use, Urban,
Water,
Land Use, Urban -- Government Policy -- Northern Territory – Darwin,
Water quality,
Land use -- Northern Territory -- Darwin Region – Planning,
Water -- Pollution -- Northern Territory -- Darwin Harbour,
Darwin Region – Planning,
Water quality -- Northern Territory -- Darwin Harbour,
Pollution,
Runoff -- Northern Territory -- Darwin,
Runoff,
Government Policy,
Northern Territory,
Darwin Harbour,
Land use,
Darwin,
Publisher name
Dept. of Natural Resources, Environment, the Arts and Sport,
Place of publication
Darwin,
Series
Report 6/2008,
Format
iii, 61 p. : col. ill., maps ; 30 cm.,
File type
application/pdf.,
Copyright owner
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