INTEGRATED WATER QUALITY MONITORING PROGRAM - BURGESS CREEK (Referred from Planning & Environment Committee Meeting dated 11 July 2023 - Item 5.8) · Report

GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING                                                            17 JULY 2023


   A. Actions to be undertaken by Council to manage the Burgess Creek Mouth, including
      erosion management;
   B. Council’s current and future plans in relation to the management of outflows and water
      quality from the Unity Water Wastewater Treatment Plant discharging into Burgess Creek;
   C. Council’s obligations as a trustee, including, but not limited to:
   1. Council’s responsibilities and obligations for stormwater pipes, culverts and other
      infrastructure which stormwater and treated wastewater are channelled;
   2. Council’s duties in respect of downstream erosion caused to dunes and beaches as a result
      of storm water discharge and wastewater outflows from the Unity Water Wastewater
      Treatment Plant; and
D. Possible funding options and opportunities from Unitywater, State and Federal governments for
long-term integrated catchment and coastal management and infrastructure solutions.

Ordinary Meeting Minutes 15 September 2022, Item 8, Page 23, Burgess Creek Coastal
Erosion and Water Quality
That Council note the report by the Principal Environment Officer – River Strategy & Engagement to
the General Committee Meeting dated 12 September 2022 and
   A. Consider a detailed project proposal for a Noosa Eastern Beaches Creeks High Risk
      Erosion Prioritisation Project for Council at its Budget Review 2 deliberations;
   B. Note an internal investigation of erosion impacts from foot traffic at the mouth of Burgess
      Creek and adjacent dunes and engagement with the Burgess Creek Bushcare Group and
      other interested stakeholders to develop nature-based restoration and erosion control
      measures; and
   C. Request the CEO (or delegate) liaise with Unitywater to provide Unitywater’s Receiving
      Environment Monitoring Program (REMP) and all routine monitoring reports including water
      quality and quantity discharges for Burgess Creek to Council Environment staff to support
      Council’s Integrated Water Quality Monitoring Program for Noosa Shire.

Ordinary Meeting Minutes, 17 November 2022 Item 2, Page 19, Integrated Water Quality
Monitoring Program
That Council note the report by the Environment Officer – Rivers & Coast to the Planning &
Environment Committee Meeting dated 8 November 2022 on the Integrated Water Quality
Monitoring Program; and
   1. Investigate the feasibility of developing a citizen science water quality monitoring program
      designed to measure and manage the environmental health of the Burgess Creek and
      Cooroy/ Six Mile Creek catchments, as well as the impact of Unitywater wastewater
      discharge and outflow and SEQwater water treatment plant discharge;
   2. Explore funding opportunities for the monitoring program such as through the Unitywater
      Community Partnerships Program.


Ordinary Meeting Minutes, 15 December 2022, Page 3, Notified Motion by Amelia Lorentson
That Council authorise the CEO to bring forward to Council a report on Water Quality Issues
affecting Burgess Creek Catchment detailing at a minimum:
   A. Review of historical water quality data including water discharge volumes;
   B. A review of the permit and equivalent person capacity of the plant;
   C. Environmental impact of Wastewater Treatment Plant outflows into the Burgess Creek
      catchment against the historical Environmental Impact Statement; and