Tamar Estuary and Esk Rivers (TEER) Program
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 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
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:
- provide a comprehensive whole-of-catchment picture of water quality in the kanamaluka/Tamar estuary and its tributaries;
- develop an understanding of the drivers of any water quality issues and the levers that can be used to address these; and
- identify priority activities to address water quality issues.
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.
Program Partners
Partners
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'.
Water Program
Water Program
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Tamar Estuary River Health Action Plan
Catchment works to improve public health through reduced pathogen concentrations in Zone 1 of the kanamaluka/Tamar estuary.
truwana Water Quality Planning Project
Providing a better understanding of the patterns of water availability and quality at key locations on truwana/Cape Barren Island.
Learn More About Our Waterways
Find resources that support our understanding of the waterways in northern Tasmania.