Catchment Management at Lake Baroon on the Sunshine Coast

1. Catchment Management at Lake Baroon on the Sunshine Coast

2. Lake Baroon at a glance • Fed by Obi Obi Ck, a significant tributary of the Mary River • Supplies all of Caloundra and half of Maroochy’s potable water • Capacity .....................61,000 ML • Average depth ............21 m • Dam surface area ........380ha • Length of dam.............~1km • Height of dam.............53m

3. The catchment at a glance • Catchment area 74.3 km2 • Average annual rainfall 2015mm/a • predominantly a rural area • increasing pressure from peri-urban development • 5 major subcatchments:- • Obi Obi Creek • Bridge Creek • Falls Creek • Small Creek (formerly Lexys)

8. LBCCG at a glance • Group incorporated in 1992 • Not for profit, independent community organisation • Works to implement the Lake Baroon Catchment Management Strategy • Over 15 years has developed 80 on-ground projects worth in excess of $530,000 • With the support of AquaGen and BMRG employs a full time Project Officer

9. Strategic direction of catchment management, Lake Baroon BMRG NRM Plan Country to Coast Lake Baroon Catchment Management Strategy Lake Baroon Catchment Implementation Plan 39 Implementation Actions Geographic Prioritisation of the catchment

10. Development of the Implementation Plan

11. Implementation Actions 5 5 2 2 17 8

12. Prioritisation of the catchment

13. Funding the implementation Actions • In 2006 AquaGen introduced a catchment management charge • The charge varies annually depending on estimated water consumption and estimated costs of implementing the catchment management strategy • AquaGen currently charges 1.16 c/Kl for catchment management • LBCCG entered into a funding agreement with AquaGen for $1.8 million over 10 years