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Living in the Williams River catchment
The Williams River Catchment Management Forum, and the former Total Catchment Management (TCM) Committee,
have been working since 1990 to
address environmental
and natural resource issues such as water quality, soil erosion, flooding, landuse and ecosystems. In 2003 the forum revised the Williams River TCM Strategy to ensure its consistency with the Hunter Catchment Blueprint. Today the Williams River Catchment Management Forum continues to work with individuals, community groups, governments and industries to manage the environment of this important catchment. Please see below for more information on forum's current projects. Relevant LinksWilliams River Total Catchment
Management Strategy 2003 Williams River Riparian Best Management Practice Demonstration ProjectThe Williams River Catchment Management Forum is working with Hunter Water Corporation and landholders John and Janelle Spearpoint to develop a best management practice (BMP) demonstration project on their beef cattle property at Seaham. The four-year project will trail and showcase various methods of riparian restoration and bank stabilisation along their three kilometres of stream bank that are subject to wind and boat generated waves, bank slumping and periodic flooding. The project, which has funding assistance from the Environmental Trust, aims to determine the restoration and rehabilitation methods that are both cost effective and ecologically sound, and that can be easily replicated by other landholders. Works expected to be trialled during the project include streambank erosion measures, fencing types, wave abatement structures, weed control, planting techniques, alternative stock watering supply, and pasture management. Field days and workshops for students, landholders and government and industry representatives will form an integral part of the demonstration project. If you would like more information about the Williams River Catchment Management Forum please contact us
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The Williams River catchment covers
131,200ha and supplies drinking water to nearly 500,000 residents in the main urban centres of
the lower Hunter. The catchment is predominantly rural and supports activities
such as dairying, grazing, poultry farming, tourism, forestry, urban and rural
settlement and recreation.
