Organic matter – Management response

Organic matter – Management response

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• Pressures
• Management response
• State
• Vulnerability

Management practices to reduce organic matter entering a wetland:

• Appropriate maintenance of sewerage and septic systems
• Appropriate management of boat sewage and its safe removal
• Aquaculture best management practices
• Farm management systems (organic matter)
• Fencing of wetland area
• Fire management plans
• Government regulation
• Gross pollutant traps
• Intensive animal production best management practices
• Point source licensing and enforcement
• Presence of conservation buffers
• Prevention of sewage overflow events
• Sewage treatment plant wastewater licensing and enforcement, and plant upgrades
• Stock management (e.g. controlled grazing regimes, fencing out of waterways)
• Use of composted waste animal products

Last updated: 22 March 2013