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Modelling of Runoff, Sediment and Nutrient Loads for the Maroochy River Catchment Using EMSS
Ross Searle
Publication Type:
Technical Report
This is a publication of the current CRC for Catchment Hydrology
CRC Program:
Communication and Adoption
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Publication Keywords:
Water quality
Models
Catchment areas
Catchment hydrology
Runoff
Sediment
Nutrients
Pollutants
EMSS
Land use
Rivers
Sources
Loads
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Abstract / Summary:
Preface
The Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) for Catchment Hydrology has always had a strong focus on producing outputs that have practical application. In late 2002 as part of the Communication and Adoption Program (Program 7) it was decided to instigate a series of Development Projects in each of the CRCs focus catchments. The aim of these Development Projects was to take some of the tools being developed within the CRC for Catchment Hydrology and apply them to real life situations within the focus catchments. This way the tools could be tested by CRC for Catchment Hydrology staff who could provide feedback on their application to the tool developers. In addition another major component of the Development Project was to enhance the capacity within the agency partners of model use. This report outlines the results of the development of a local EMSS model for the Maroochy River Catchment.
This Development Project was much more than a simple application of the CRC for Catchment Hydrology
s EMSS model to a specified location. The project brought together a very disparate team representing community groups, local authorities as well as state agencies and local universities.
Representatives from these stakeholder groups had varying experiences and abilities in applying such numeric models. In addition, the stakeholders had a
wide-ranging need for the application of such models. The level of understanding of what modelling could produce and of what scales was not particularly high. This community based group, affectionately called
Maroochy Catchment Community Modelling Team
oversaw the development of the local EMSS model for their own Maroochy Catchment. More importantly
the group then went on to use the model in their local area and to make management decisions on how the catchment could be managed. This partnership
between the various stakeholders was built on a foundation of mutual trust and willingness to learn from one another. The vehicle where this learning
occurred was a series of workshops in which a shared understanding of the models capabilities was gained and, based on local input, the model was developed.
This report outlines the mechanics of the model development, its application and a preliminary assessment of the results produced. In addition to the
local application of the results the modelling exercise has allowed the development of increased capacity within a range of stakeholders in the use of this and similar models. This local exercise has been the precursor to the application of similar models throughout the catchments of coastal Queensland.
David Perry, Program Leader
Communication and Adoption Program
CRC for Catchment Hydrology
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CRC for Catchment Hydrology
Dept of Civil Engineering
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Monash University Vic 3800
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