Outcomes: Special Water Supply Catchment meeting 15th January 2006

OTWAY BARHAM CATCHMENT LANDCARE GROUP
 
OPEN SPECIAL GENERAL  MEETING (following OBCLG AGM)  OUTCOMES
15^th January 2006
 
1. SPECIAL WATER SUPPLY CATCHMENT AREA
 
 (A) That the Otway Barham Catchment Management Group provide conditional support for the Determination of the Otway Barham Catchment as a Special Water Supply Catchment Area.
 
The conditions for this support are as follows:
 
That Barwon Water takes responsibility for funding and maintaining the following catchment infrastructure:
 

• Provision of stock crossings
  
• Provision of off-river watering points
  
• Fencing out of the river
  
• Fencing of areas with capacity for run off
  
• Upgrading of effluent systems where necessary
  
• Riverside weed control
  
• Revegetation and riparian projects
  
• Maintenance of  the existing water pipeline
  
• Consultation on any proposed restrictions for future development
  
• Support for the publicly accessible river quality indicator for the Barham River.
  
• Provide opportunity for the Otway Barham Catchment landcare Group to have input into any plan or policy development
  

 
(B)    That the Special Water Supply Catchment Area become a major project area of the Otway Barham Catchment Landcare Group (in addition to the Adopt- the Barham Valley Roads Project)
 
(C)    That the Otway Barham Catchment Community be incorporated into the Otway Barham Catchment Landcare Group given that the aims and purpose now more fully align with those of the Otway Barham Catchment Landcare Group.
 
(D)    That the current Otway Barham Catchment Community Spokes Team, along with any other interested landcare members, become the members of a Working Party/Focus Group for the Special Project- Special Water Supply Catchment  on behalf of the Otway Barham Catchment Landcare Group for the purpose of input and support to the nominated members to the Steering Advisory Committee.
 
(E)    That Denise Hooke (President) and Simon Pockley (Secretary and Barham River Indicator proponent) be nominated as the Otway Barham Catchment Landcare Group representatives to the Steering/Advisory Committee for the development of the Special Water Supply Catchment Area Plan.
 
All motions were unanimously endorsed.