Clean Coastal Catchments Project

Clean Coastal Catchments is a MEMS funded project that helps landholders in intensive agricultural industries to implement nutrient management activities and other works that improve water quality through reduced losses of nutrient and sediment exporting from farms.

Key Project Initiatives

• Enhancing the efficiency and minimising nutrient load through the redesign of irrigation and effluent systems.
• Developing nutrient management plans to mitigate off-farm nutrient losses.
• Enhancing paddock drainage to optimise nutrient use efficiency, ensuring timely application of grazing and fertilizer.
• Executing on-ground initiatives to retain sediment and nutrients within the farm, preventing their entry into waterways.
• Undertaking projects to decrease water usage and mitigate nutrient and chemical run-off.
• Initiating projects to address soil erosion and enhance riparian buffer vegetation.

The Clean Coastal Catchments Projects are currently running in the South East, North Coast and Hunter regions, with some great outcomes being achieved by primary producers, as highlighted in these case studies.

• Automated irrigation tools making use of every drop PDF, 1107.88 KB
• Managing drainage provides multiple benefits PDF, 426.82 KB
• Fert$mart nutrient management planning

Clean coastal catchments projects in the North Coast

North Coast Local Land Services is offering support to commercial blueberry, rubus and vegetable growers to make their operations more environmentally sustainable. Supported activities include:

• implementing on-ground works to keep sediment and nutrients on farm and out of waterways
• projects to reduce water use, reduce nutrient and chemical run-off
• projects to repair soil erosion and improve riparian buffer vegetation.

To find out more or apply, contact Julie Dart, North Coast Senior Land Services Officer, julie.dart@lls.nsw.gov.au or (02) 6659 9400.

Our staff will work with eligible landholders to identify and implement nutrient management practices and riparian improvement works on their property. This includes the development of a management plan for works to be undertaken. Project works are co-funded by participating landholders.

Clean coastal catchment projects in the Hunter

Hunter Local Land Services is offering support to landholders in the coastal catchments of the Manning River. The project will work with dairy producers to manage nutrient and sediment runoff from farms. Supported activities include:

• redesign of irrigation and effluent systems to improve efficiency and reduce nutrient load
• nutrient management plans to reduce off farm nutrient losses
• improving paddock drainage to increase nutrient use efficiency through timely application of grazing and fertiliser
• provision of off stream watering to reduce cattle access to the estuary.

To find out more or apply, contact Peter Beale, Hunter Senior Land Services Officer, peter.beale@lls.nsw.gov.au or (02) 4938 4900

Clean coastal catchments in the South East

South East Local Land Services is offering support to landholders in the coastal catchments of Illawarra, Shoalhaven, Eurobodalla and Bega Valley. The project will primarily work with dairy producers, beef producers and horticulture growers to manage nutrient and sediment runoff from farms. Supported activities may include:

• redesign of irrigation and effluent systems to improve efficiency and reduce nutrient load
• nutrient management plans to reduce off farm nutrient losses
• riparian/estuarine fencing to enhance riverbank vegetation and/or exclude stock from waterways
• riverbank revegetation
• erosion control works along riverbanks.

To find out more or apply, contact Leanna Moerkerken, South East Senior Land Services Officer, leanna.moerkerken@lls.nsw.gov.au or 0427 291 798