Abstract
Diffuse pollutant loads discharged from rivers on the east coast of Queensland have caused a decline in water quality in the Great Barrier Reef (GBR) lagoon. The Reef Water Quality Protection Plan 2013 (Reef Plan) aims to halt and reverse the decline in water quality and enhance the resilience of the Reef. It also provides specific water quality and land management targets to be achieved in order to meet the Reef Plan goal. Monitoring progress towards meeting Reef Plan targets is measured through the Paddock to Reef Integrated Monitoring, Modeling and Reporting Program (Paddock to Reef Program). The Paddock to Reef Program includes catchment scale water quality monitoring of pollutant loads (total suspended solids, nutrients and pesticides) entering the GBR lagoon. The catchment monitoring is conducted by the Great Barrier Reef Catchment Loads Monitoring Program (GBRCLMP). Monitoring data generated by GBRCLMP provides the point of truth to validate loads predicted by Source Catchment models. Loads generated by the model are used to report on progress towards water quality targets that are published in the annual Reef Plan Report Card. The GBRCLMP calculates both annual and daily pollutant loads, based on monitoring data for 11 catchments that cover the majority of the Queensland east coast.
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