Meeting papers

12. Coastal creeks and stormwater
The lowest reaches of several unnamed and named coastal creeks and drainage lines cross the
EBFRs and beaches and discharge into the Coral Sea. Many of these receive stormwater from the
surrounding developments, roads and buildings. Burgess Creek also receives treated discharge
from the Unitywater Noosa Wastewater Treatment Plant, which treats the sewage from Noosa’s
coastal development. Large quantities of stormwater from surrounding developments, buildings
and roads also discharge directly into foreshore reserves and other reserves. ‘


Objectives
4.       Contribute towards improved water quality and social and environmental values in the Coral
         Sea, Laguna Bay, Noosa River, lakes, and coastal creeks.


Outcomes
     •   Community understanding of the values of coastal creeks is increased

     •   The water quality of coastal creeks and inshore waters is improved, working in close
         coordination with other partner groups

     •   Erosion and landslips in and near coastal creeks are well managed and coordinated with
         other partner groups

     •   Bushland and wetlands in and near the lowest reaches of the coastal creeks are restored


Coastal Creeks and stormwater in the EBFRMP
The plan deals with natural areas management of Council-managed bushland reserves and how
these interface with coastal creeks and erosion management issues. There are separate but
related projects underway for high risk erosion areas and the coastal creeks.
Other projects that go to core of many community stormwater, wastewater, coastal erosion
concerns include:

     •   Coastal Monitoring Plan
     •   Burgess Creek Monitoring
     •   Regular coastal creek mouth realignment
     •   Eastern Beaches creeks - High Risk Erosion Prioritisation and Planning project,
     •   Stormwater infrastructure condition mapping
     •   Burgess Creek Integrated Catchment Plan
     •   Shire-wide water quality monitoring program
For more information on these projects, please see Section 5: Linked projects and programs, and
Appendix One: Linked projects and programs, and Council’s foreshore and coastal creeks
webpage for on-going and updated information.
Eastern Beaches Coastal Creeks
Nine coastal creeks cross the Eastern Beaches and discharge into the Coral Sea. They drain from
the national parks and residential development west of the eastern beaches foreshore reserves.
Most of them are significantly affected by urban development run-off, although the northern-most
unnamed creek that drains across the top end of Sunshine Beach out of the Noosa Heads section
of Noosa National Park appears have a largely natural catchment and not receive urban
stormwater. This might be useful as a “control” when monitoring or measuring other coastal creeks.

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