Footnotes

Chapter 2 - Background

[1]           Our Seas and Coasts - A marine and estuarine strategy for South Australia, Government of South Australia, August 1998, p 12.

[2]           State of the Environment Report, 1996 - Chapter 8, p 8-5.

[3]           Average salinity in sea water is 35 ppt but varies up to 5% throughout the world.

[4]           South Australian Fishing Industry Council Inc, Submission 33, pp 6-7.

[5]           Conservation Council of South Australia, Submission No. 47, paragraph 2.1.

[6]           South Australian Fishing Industry Council Inc, Submission 33, p 7.

[7]           Proof Committee Hansard, Port Adelaide, 4 February 2000, p 85.

[8]           Proof Committee Hansard, Adelaide, 3 February 2000, p 40.

[9]           South Australian Fishing Industry Council Inc, Submission 33, p 6.

[10]         The Port Adelaide River is referred to variously as the “Port River”, the “Port River Estuary” and the “Port Adelaide River”. This report will use the terms interchangeably to refer to the area.

[11]         Barker Inlet Port Estuary Committee (BIPEC), Submission 32, p 1.

[12]         A Directory of Important Wetlands - South Australia Chapter at http://www.erin.gov.au/bg/environm/wetlands/directory/wetdir.htm, 5. Barker Inlet & St Kilda - EYB002SA.

[13]         Torrens and Patawalonga Catchment Water Management Boards website at http://www.cwmb.sa.gov.au/programs/ssrc/portriver.htm, Street Smart River Clean, Port River and Environs Catchment.

[14]         Torrens and Patawalonga Catchment Water Management Boards website at http://www.cwmb.sa.gov.au/programs/ssrc/portriver.htm, Street Smart River Clean, Port River and Environs Catchment.

[15]         Our Sea, Our Future, Major findings of the State of the Marine Environment Report for Australia, compiled by Leon P Zann, 1995, p 84.

[16]         South Australian Fishing Industry Council Inc, Submission 33, p 8.

Chapter 3 - Threats to the environment of Gulf of St Vincent

[1]           Conservation Council of South Australia, Submission 47.

[2]           United Water, General Information, Treatment Process, Bolivar Wastewater Treatment Plant,

http://www.uwi.com.au/general/bolivar_wwtp.html

[3]           State of the Environment Report for South Australia 1998, pp 148-149.

[4]           City of Salisbury, Submission 12, Attachment, Seagrasses, Mangroves and Samphires of the Barker Inlet Region, Dr David Blackburn.

[5]           Changes in Seagrass Coverage, Environment Protection Agency, Government of South Australia,  September 1998, pp 2-3.

[6]           Proof Committee Hansard, Adelaide, 3 February 2000, p 9.

[7]           Proof Committee Hansard, Adelaide, 3 February 2000, p 39.

[8]           Cooperative Research Centre for Catchment Hydrology, Urban Stormwater Pollution, Industry Report, July 1997, pp 3-5.

[9]           Government of South Australia, Submission 45, pp 7 & 8.

[10]         Government of South Australia, Submission 45, p 8.

[11]         Proof Committee Hansard, Adelaide, 3 February 2000, p 9.

[12]         Conservation Council of South Australia, Submission 47, paragraph 3.1.3.

[13]         Conservation Council of South Australia, Submission 47, paragraph 3.1.1.

[14]         State of the Environment Report for South Australia, 1998, p 151.

[15]         Government of South Australia, Submission 45, p 24.

[16]         Conservation Council of South Australia, Submission 47, paragraph 3.1.3.

[17]         Proof Committee Hansard, Adelaide, 3 February 2000, p 15.

[18]         Proof Committee Hansard, Port Adelaide, 4 February 2000, p 82.

[19]         Proof Committee Hansard, Port Adelaide, 4 February 2000, p 81.

[20]         Community Action for Pelican Point, Submission 21, p 1.

[21]         Barker Inlet Port Estuary Committee (BIPEC), Submission 32, p 4.

[22]         Proof Committee Hansard, Adelaide, 3 February 2000, p 7.

[23]         Proof Committee Hansard, Port Adelaide, 4 February 2000, p 82.

[24]         Proof Committee Hansard, Port Adelaide, 4 February 2000, p 82.

[25]         Proof Committee Hansard, Port Adelaide, 4 February 2000, p 82.

[26]         Marine phytoplankton communities in the Australian region: current status and the future threats, State of the Marine Environment Report for Australia, Technical Annex: 1, Gustaaf M. Hallegraeff,

             http://www.environment.gov.au/marine/publications/somer/somer_annex1/som_ann8.html

[27]         The Australian Dolphin Research Foundation, Submission 27.

[28]         Government of South Australia, Submission No. 45, p 11.

[29]         An investigation of the marine surface and interstitial waters around Garden Island to determine the impact of landfill activities on water quality, Results of analysis and outcomes of investigation, pH environment for Rodenbury Davey and Associates Pty Ltd, September 1999, p 16.

[30]         Minimising the Effects of Antifouling Paints such as TBT, The ANZECC Code of Practice, Brochure, Environment Protection Agency, Government of South Australia.

[31]         Conservation Council of South Australia, Submission 47, paragraph 3.1.4.

[32]         Minimising the Effects of Antifouling Paints such as TBT, The ANZECC Code of Practice, Brochure, Environment Protection Agency, Government of South Australia.

[33]         Conservation Council of South Australia, Submission 47, paragraph 3.1.6.

[34]         Offshore reef’s health plunges, Adelaide Advertiser, 25 January 2000.

[35]         Conservation Council of South Australia, Submission 47, paragraph 3.1.6.

[36]         Government of South Australia, Submission 45, p. 6.

[37]         City of Salisbury, Submission 12, Attachment, Seagrasses, Mangroves and Samphires of the Barker Inlet Region, Dr David Blackburn.

[38]         Proof Committee Hansard, Adelaide, 3 February 2000, p 8.

[39]         Conservation Coucnil of South Australia, Submission 47, para 3.1.2 (b).

[40]         State of the Environment Report for South Australia 1998, p 151.

[41]         Proof Committee Hansard, Adelaide, 3 February 2000, p 8.

[42]         Proof Committee Hansard, Adelaide, 3 February 2000, p 9.

[43]         Proof Committee Hansard, Port Adelaide, 4 February 2000, p 73.

[44]         Proof Committee Hansard, Port Adelaide, 4 February 2000, pp 76-77.

[45]         City of Salisbury, Submission 12, Attachment, Seagrasses, Mangroves and Samphires of the Barker Inlet Region, Dr David Blackburn.

[46]         Australia’s response to Global Warming Inquiry, Environment, Communications, Information Technology and the Arts References Committee, Proof Committee Hansard, Melbourne, 20 March 2000, p 118.

[47]         Proof Committee Hansard, Port Adelaide, 4 February 2000, p 92.

[48]         Proof Committee Hansard, Adelaide, 3 February 2000, p 9.

[49]         Henley and Grange Residents Association Inc, Submission 39, p 4.

[50]         Henley & Grange Dunecare, Submission 22, p 1.

[51]         City beach sand stocks drying up, The Advertiser (Adelaide), 13 September 1999, pp 4-5.

[52]         City beach sand stocks drying up, The Advertiser (Adelaide), 13 September 1999, p 4.

[53]         City of Onkaparinga, Submission 36.

[54]         Henley & Grange Dunecare, Submission 22, p 1.

[55]         Proof Committee Hansard, Adelaide, 3 February 2000, p 59.

[56]         Proof Committee Hansard, Adelaide, 3 February 2000, p 55.

[57]         Mr JM Moller, Submission 14, p 1.

[58]         Mr JM Moller, Submission 14a, p 7.

[59]         Henley & Grange Dunecare, Submission 22, p 1.

[60]         State of the Environment Report for South Australia 1998, Summary Report,

http://www.dehaaa.sa.gov.au/ser/index.html

[61]         South Australian Government, Submission 45, p 9.

[62]         Proof Committee Hansard, Adelaide, 3 February 2000, p 42.

[63]         State of the Environment Report for South Australia 1998,

http://www.dehaa.sa.gov.au/ser/estuaries.html.

[64]         State of the Environment 1996, p 8-14.

[65]         Proof Committee Hansard, Adelaide, 3 February 2000, p 41.

[66]         Proof Committee Hansard, Adelaide, 3 February 2000, p 23.

[67]         Proof Committee Hansard, Adelaide, 3 February 2000, p 38.

[68]         Proof Committee Hansard, Adelaide, 3 February 2000, p 38.

[69]         Proof Committee Hansard, Adelaide, 3 February 2000, p 39.

[70]         South Australian Fishing Industry Council Inc, Submission 33, p 15.

[71]         Proof Committee Hansard, Adelaide, 3 February 2000, p 13.

[72]         Proof Committee Hansard, Port Adelaide, 4 February 2000, p 82.

[73]         Proof Committee Hansard, Adelaide, 3 February 2000, p 33.

[74]         Proof Committee Hansard, Adelaide, 3 February 2000, p 40.

[75]         Proof Committee Hansard, Adelaide, 3 February 2000, pp 37-38.

[76]         Proof Committee Hansard, Adelaide, 3 February 2000, p 39.

[77]         Proof Committee Hansard, Adelaide, 3 February 2000, p 37.

[78]         Proof Committee Hansard, Adelaide, 3 February 2000, p 38.

[79]         Proof Committee Hansard, Adelaide, 3 February 2000, p 37.

[80]         Proof Committee Hansard, Adelaide, 3 February 2000, pp 38-39.

[81]         Yorke Regional Development Board, Submission 31, p 8.

[82]         Proof Committee Hansard, Adelaide, 3 February 2000, p 37.

[83]         Proof Committee Hansard, Adelaide, 3 February 2000, p 41.

[84]         Government of South Australia, Submission 45, p 10.

[85]         Proof Committee Hansard, Adelaide, 3 February 2000, p 43.

[86]         State of the Environment Report for South Australia 1998, p 157.

[87]         The Cells from Hell, Quantum, ABC TV, 23 March 2000, transcript at

http://www.abc.net.au/quantum/stories/s112832.htm.

[88]         South Australian Fishing Industry Council Inc, Submission 33, p 14.

[89]         Fourth amendment to the assessment report for the Environmental Impact Statement (as amended) for the Glenelg Foreshore and Environs, Barcoo Outlet Proposal (West Beach), Minister for Transport and Urban Planning, January 2000, p 5.

[90]         Proof Committee Hansard, Adelaide, 3 February 2000, p 47.

[91]         Patawalonga Catchment Water Management Board, Submission on the Third amendment to the Assessment Report for the Environmental Impact Statement (as amended) for the Glenelg Foreshore and Environs, Barcoo Outlet Proposal, in Appendix B to the Fourth amendment, January 2000.

[92]         Proof Committee Hansard, Adelaide, 3 February 2000, p 49.

[93]         Proof Committee Hansard, Adelaide, 3 February 2000, p 49.

[94]         Proof Committee Hansard, Adelaide, 3 February 2000, p 50.

[95]         City of West Torrens, Submission 46, pp 1-2.

[96]         Proof Committee Hansard, Adelaide, 3 February 2000, p 46.

[97]         Proof Committee Hansard, Adelaide, 3 February 2000, p 52.

[98]         Patawalonga Water, News from the Patawalonga Catchment Water Management Board, December 1999, p 5.

[99]         Environment, Resources and Development Committee, transcript, p 178 (provided to the Senate Committee).

[100]       Nearshore Fish Community of the Port River-Barker Inlet Estuary, South Australia. I. Effect of Thermal Effluent on the Fish Community Structure, and Distribution and Growth of Economically Important Fish Species, GK Jones, JL Baker, K Edyvane and GJ Wright, Marine and Freshwater Research 47, pp 785-799.

[101]       The Australian Dolphin Research Foundation, Submission 27.

[102]       Port Adelaide Resident’s Environment Protection Group, Submission 24.

[103]       Community Action for Pelican Point, Submission 21, pp 2-3.

[104]       Proof Committee Hansard, Port Adelaide, 4 February 2000, p 90.

[105]       Proof Committee Hansard, Adelaide, 3 February 2000, p 7.

[106]       Proof Committee Hansard, Port Adelaide, 4 February 2000, p 88.

[107]       Proof Committee Hansard, Adelaide, 3 February 2000, p 14.

[108]       Proof Committee Hansard, Port Adelaide, 4 February 2000, p 87.

[109]       Proof Committee Hansard, Port Adelaide, 4 February 2000, p 80.

[110]       Proof Committee Hansard, Port Adelaide, 4 February 2000, p 88.

[111]       Proof Committee Hansard, Port Adelaide, 4 February 2000, p 88.

[112]       Proof Committee Hansard, Port Adelaide, 4 February 2000, p 88.

[113]       Proof Committee Hansard, Adelaide, 3 February 2000, p 33.

[114]       Proof Committee Hansard, Adelaide, 3 February 2000, p 33.

[115]       Proof Committee Hansard, Adelaide, 3 February 2000, p 33.

[116]       Proof Committee Hansard, Port Adelaide, 4 February 2000, p 85.

[117]       Proof Committee Hansard, Port Adelaide, 4 February 2000, p 86.

[118]       District Council of Mallala, Submission 42, p. 1.

[119]       District Council of Mallala, Submission 42, p. 1.

[120]       Dublin & District Ratepayers Association, Submission 11, p 3.

[121]       District Council of Mallala, Submission 42, p 2.

[122]       Dublin & District Ratepayers Association, Submission 11, p 10.

[123]       Proof Committee Hansard, Adelaide, 3 February 2000, p 67.

[124]       Cheetham Salt Limited, Submission 28, p 2.

[125]       Cheetham Salt Limited, Submission 28, p 3.

[126]       Proof Committee Hansard, Adelaide, 3 February 2000, pp 15-16.

Chapter 4 - Responses to the problem

[1]           Office of Catchment Water Management Boards, Submission 3, p 2.

[2]           Proof Committee Hansard, Adelaide, 3 February 2000, p 3.

[3]           CSIRO, Division of Marine Research, Adelaide Coastal Waters Study, Scoping Report, p i.

[4]           CSIRO, Division of Marine Research, Adelaide Coastal Waters Study, Scoping Report, p ii.

[5]           Proof Committee Hansard, Adelaide, 3 February 2000, pp 4-5.

[6]           Proof Committee Hansard, Adelaide, 3 February 2000, p 1.

[7]           Proof Committee Hansard, Adelaide, 3 February 2000, p 3.

[8]           Proof Committee Hansard, Adelaide, 3 February 2000, p 3.

[9]           Proof Committee Hansard, Adelaide, 3 February 2000, p 55.

[10]         Proof Committee Hansard, Adelaide, 3 February 2000, p 6.

[11]         Proof Committee Hansard, Adelaide, 3 February 2000, p 34.

[12]         South Australian Fishing Industry Council Inc (SAFIC), Submission 33, p 13.

[13]         Dr John R Hails, Submission 23.

[14]         Dr John R Hails, Submission 23.

[15]         Caton, B “A New Coastal and Marine Planning Management Act for S.A.?, South Australian Regional Ripples, Vol. 6 No. 1 Autumn 99, 1-3

[16]         South Australian Government, Submission 45, p 14.

[17]         South Australian Government, Submission 45, p 22.

[18]         Environment Protection Authority, Protecting Gulf St Vincent, A statement on its health and future, September 1997, p 6.

[19]         Proof Committee Hansard, Adelaide, 3 February 2000, p 4.

[20]         SA Water, Submission on the Third amendment to the Assessment Report for the Environmental Impact Statement (as amended) for the Glenelg Foreshore and Environs, Barcoo Outlet Proposal, Appendix B to the Fourth amendment, January 2000.

[21]         Proof Committee Hansard, Adelaide, 3 February 2000, p 46.

[22]         Office of Catchment Water Management Boards, Submission 3, Attachment, pp 2 & 3.

[23]         South Australian Department for Water Resources, website at

http://www.environment.sa.gov.au/water/catchment.html

[24]         Office of Catchment Water Management Boards, Submission 3, Attachment, p 4.

[25]         Office of Catchment Water Management Boards, Submission 3, Attachment, p 5.

[26]         South Australian Government, Submission 45,  p 23.

[27]         Office of Catchment Water Management Boards, Submission 3, p 1.

[28]         Torrens and Patawalonga Catchment Water Management Boards website at

http://www.cwmb.sa.gov.au/programs/ssrc.

[29]         City of Salisbury website at http://www.salisbury.sa.gov.au/environment/wetlands.htm.

[30]         Proof Committee Hansard, Adelaide, 3 February 2000, pp 58-59.

[31]         Proof Committee Hansard, Adelaide, 3 February 2000, p 49.

[32]         Patawalonga News, Patawalonga Catchment Water Management Board, December 1999, p 2.

[33]         Northern Adelaide and Barossa Catchment Water Management Board, Submission 13.

[34]         Onkaparinga Catchment Water Management Board, Fact Sheet No. 1.

[35]         Proof Committee Hansard, Adelaide, 3 February 2000, p 9.

[36]         Proof Committee Hansard, Adelaide, 3 February 2000, p 59.

[37]         Proof Committee Hansard, Adelaide, 3 February 2000, p 50.

[38]         Proof Committee Hansard, Port Adelaide, 4 February 2000, p 76.

[39]         Wakefield Regional Council, Submission 15, p 3.

[40]         Proof Committee Hansard, Port Adelaide, 4 February 2000, p 74.

[41]         City of Adelaide, Submission 18, p 4.

[42]         City of Onkaparinga, Submission 36.

[43]         Proof Committee Hansard, Port Adelaide, 4 February 2000, p 77.

[44]         City of Salisbury website at http://www.salisbury.sa.gov.au/environment/wetlands.htm.

[45]         City of Salisbury website at http://www.salisbury.sa.gov.au/environment/water.htm.

[46]         Proof Committee Hansard, Port Adelaide, 4 February 2000, p 79.

[47]         Proof Committee Hansard, Port Adelaide, 4 February 2000, p 86.

[48]         Proof Committee Hansard, Port Adelaide, 4 February 2000, p 78.

[49]         Environment Protection Authority, Submission 40, pp 2 & 3.

[50]         Proof Committee Hansard, Adelaide, 3 February 2000, p 7.

[51]         EPA News, Issue 1, 1999, p 15.

[52]         City of Salisbury website at http://www.salisbury.sa.gov.au/whats_new/yellowfish_launch.htm.

[53]         Proof Committee Hansard, Adelaide, 3 February 2000, p 20.