Established in 2008, the TEER Program is a partnership between agencies responsible for the management of the Tamar Estuary and Esk Rivers waterways. The TEER Program aims to improve our scientific understanding of the issues impacting the TEER waterways in a coordinated approach to manage and guide investment to protect, maintain and enhance the Tamar Estuary and Esk Rivers systems from 'catchment to coast'.
NRM North Involvement
NRM North is pleased to host the secretariat of the Tamar Estuary & Esk Rivers (TEER) Program and has been an active partner in the program since its establishment in 2008.
Information sharing and a coordinated management approach between the program partners helps to guide investment in activities to protect, restore and enhance the Tamar Estuary and Esk Rivers systems.
To learn more about the TEER Program and its projects, visit www.teer.org.au
The kanamaluka/Tamar estuary is Australia's longest navigable estuary at 70 kilometres.
The RHAP aims to improve water quality in zone 1 of the Tamar estuary.
Water Quality Improvement Plan
The TEER catchment area covers 10,000km2 (approximately 15% of Tasmania). It supports urbanised areas, agricultural activities, industrial operations and recreational pursuits as well as having rich and diverse aquatic ecosystems.
Improving water quality in such a complex system requires collaborative action. The TEER Water Quality Improvement Plan 2015 (WQIP) has been developed to:
The plan aims to provide direction to stakeholders on the role they can play in protecting and improving water quality in the catchment, and provides a framework to report on their progress towards achieving and updating these targets.
The Tamar Estuary River Health Action Plan (RHAP) builds on this work by identifying investment priorities and providing advice and management recommendations to the Government. As a result, a total of $140.7 million is being invested under the Launceston City Deal to implement key actions.
Partners of the TEER Program work together to provide a coordinated management approach that guides investment in activities to protect, restore and enhance the Tamar Estuary and Esk Rivers systems from 'catchment to coast'.
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Catchment works to improve public health through reduced pathogen concentrations in Zone 1 of the kanamaluka/Tamar estuary.
Providing a better understanding of the patterns of water availability and quality at key locations on truwana/Cape Barren Island.
Find resources that support our understanding of the waterways in northern Tasmania.