East Coast Flood Project Water Quality Monitoring Program final report

The East Coast Flood Project Report examines the impacts of the severe storms and flooding events of 2022 on waterways across New South Wales. The report details water quality monitoring results from 20 waterways in the North Coast, Mid Coast, and Hawkesbury–Nepean regions, using a multifaceted methodology combining historical data, spatial analysis, and statistical assessments. Key findings address flood-related water quality changes, catchment characteristics, and recovery processes. The report also highlights community and stakeholder engagement, including citizen science initiatives, to enhance waterway management and inform future resilience strategies. This resource supports ongoing environmental recovery and adaptive management efforts.

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Data and Resources
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East Coast Flood Project - Executive summary
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East Coast Flood Project - Overview
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East Coast Flood Project - Methodology
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East Coast Flood Project - North Coast region results
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East Coast Flood Project - Mid Coast region results
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East Coast Flood Project - Hawkesbury-Nepean region results
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East Coast Flood Project - Stakeholder engagement report
Additional Information
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Title East Coast Flood Project Water Quality Monitoring Program final report
Date Published 16/12/2024
Last Updated 23/10/2025
Publisher/Agency NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
Licence Creative Commons Attribution
Update Frequency notPlanned
Temporal Coverage 01/09/2022 - 31/01/2024
Geospatial Coverage
Data Portal SEED