Submissions

CCSA response to the Draft Lower Limestone Coast Water Allocation Plan.

The following is a summary of CCSA recommendations:

1. CCSA strongly recommends that this plan also document a commitment to prepare an integrated surface and ground water Plan for the Lower Limestone Coast during the next five years for implementation in 2018. In the meantime, CCSA recommends that the economic, social and environmental risks be listed so that all stakeholders have the opportunity to manage their assets and future investments wisely.

2. CCSA recommends that allocations be progressively reduced to a sustainable portion of the sustainable yield (Target Management Limit) that has been identified as available to allocate.

3. CCSA recommends that the Board increases the allocation of water to a) the environment and b) the conservation needs of groundwater-dependent ecosystems and priority wetlands.

CCSA recommends that the Plan increases the buffer zone around wetlands and groundwater dependent ecosystem in accordance with the best available ecological and hydrogeological knowledge.

4. CCSA strongly recommends that the Aboriginal representative groups in this region are consulted; that the cultural water values and needs of aboriginal people are documented and provided for, as soon as possible and before the Final Plan is completed

5. CCSA recommends that adequate resources should be allocated to the monitoring, evaluation and reporting tasks in an ongoing way.

CCSA put forward a joint submission from the Conservation Councils of Australia for the consultation on the Draft National Harmonised Regulatory Framework by the Standing Council on Energy and Resources.

Download the the joint submission.

CCSA provided comment on the proposed ammendments to the Mt Remarkable National Park Management Plan.

Download a copy of the submission here.

PIRSA was seeking comments on the Draft Commercial Northern and Southern Zone Rock Lobster Fishery
Management Plans. The Conservation Council of SA put forward some comments outlining our concerns around the consultation process, ASL interactions, trophic risks and octopus.

For a copy of our submission click here.

The state government formed a Select Committee on Port Augusta Power Stations. Over the next year they will be seeking information and statements about the aging infrastructure in Port Augusta and what best to do with it. The Conservation Council of SA along with the Repower Port Augusta campaign has been advocating for solar thermal technology to replace coal in Port Augusta. We provided comments to the Select Committe.

Download our submission here.

The Ramsar listed Coongie Lakes National Park management plan is under development. The Conservation Council of SA provided input into discussion paper that was out for public consultation.

Our key concerns included

• consideriation of climate change
• Water affecting activities from the higher reaches of the catchment
• resourcing for park management
• fire management

Download a copy of the submission here.

The Conservation Council provided input into the Efficiency of Reporting under the NGER Scheme consultation.

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The National Parks and Wildlife Act is being amended to change how South Australia's park and reserve system is classified. The Conservation Council recently provided comment on the amendments.

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Five South Australian environmental NGOs submitted a joint letter to DEWNR regarding the amendments.

Download the joint submission here.

The Conservation Council of SA provided comment for the inquiry into recent trends in and preparendness for extreme weather events.

To download a copy of our submission click here.

In our submission to the Senate Standing Committee on Environment and Communications inquiry into the EPBC Amendment (Retaining Federal Approval Powers) Bill we detailed several reasons why our environmental laws require national oversight.

To download a copy of our submission click here.