The Queensland Government has announced the commencement of the Fitzroy Partnership for River Health program.

 

The partnership, which involves governments, industry, community and research organisations, will be tasked with delivering an annual water quality report for the Fitzroy Basin.

 

“It delivers comprehensive, catchment-wide water monitoring and reporting in the Fitzroy Basin so we have a better understanding of water quality,” State Environment Minister Vicky Darling said.

 

“The Department of Environment and Resource Management (DERM) has committed $150,000 per annum to the Fitzroy Partnership, which relies on monitoring from a number of organisations collecting data at sites across the Fitzroy Basin.

 

The first water quality report is expected to be released in 2013.

 

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