Issues

The following issues have been identified by the Committee as the most important affecting the Lane Cove River Catchment.

• Water quality
• Erosion and Sedimentation, and Sediment Control Policies
• The development of effective Stormwater Management controls
• The on-going environmental impacts of the M2 Motorway
• Rezoning of land excess to the M2 Motorway
• Proposed extensions to the National Park
• Pollution in the Lane Cove River
• Increased Coordination of State of Environment Reporting
• Integration of State of Environment Reports with Council Management Plans
• Increased Coordination of Vegetation Management and Regeneration efforts in the Catchment
• The consideration of catchment management issues in land use planning decisions
• Changes to the use of Foreshore Building Lines to protect bushland
• On-going community awareness of key issues, and education
• Developing a greater public profile for the LCRCMC
• The Total Catchment Management Review
• The development of a Total Catchment Management system for the entire catchment of Sydney Harbour, such as a Trust
• Up-grading the sewerage system of the northern region of Sydney to reduce overflow pollution
• Increasing the accessibility and distribution of catchment management information
• Increasing the participation of Schools in Streamwatch and other environmental education programs
• Funding of community based environmental projects in the catchment
• Developing short-term Action Plans to achieve the long-term outcomes of the Strategic Plan (1995)
• The management and protection of Native Fauna in the catchment
  

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