National Action Plan for Salinity and Water Quality (NAP)
Investment Proposals for 2004-2005
The former Landcare Council of the Northern Territory as the previous regional body for the National Action Plan for Salinity and Water Quality (NAP) in the Northern Territory, called for investment proposals for interim funding 2004-2005 and applications closed on Friday 3 September 2004.
The Australian and Northern Territory Governments have invested $1.0million under the NAP in NAP regions in the Territory in 2004-2005. Ministers agreed to invest $0.5million in salt intrusion works as a priority project under the NAP in the existing Mary River Integrated Catchment Management plan.
Investment proposals that were selected for funding through the NAP 2004-2005 round include:
| Project Number | Project Title | Organisation | Funding 2004-2005 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004/29 | Tracing the Source of Sediment Runoff in the Daly River | Dept of Natural Resources Environment and the Arts | $22,800 |
| 2004/30 | Evaluating the Potential for Irrigation Induced Salinisation of the Keep River Plains | Dept of Natural Resources Environment and the Arts | $33,400 |
| 2004/31 | Water Quality in the Daly River - A Multi-Disciplinary Management Approach | Dept of Natural Resources Environment and the Arts | $144,000 |
| 2004/33 | Development of a Predictive Water Quality Model for the Daly River Estuary | Dept of Natural Resources Environment and the Arts | $66,760 |
| 2004/34 | Setting Water Quality Resource Condition Targets for the Rivers and Streams of the Darwin-Litchfield-Bynoe Region | Dept of Natural Resources Environment and the Arts | $86,140 |
| 2004/36 | Providing a Scientific Basis for Monitoring and Managing Nutrients in the Daly River | Charles Darwin University | $96,900 |
| Mary River Saltwater Intrusion Control Program | Dept of Natural Resources Environment and the Arts | $500,000 |
For information on the NAP, please select the following links:
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| NAP Regions Nationwide Map (gif 98Kb) |
For further information visit the National Action Plan for Salinity and Water Quality (NAP) website or contact the NT Natural Heritage Trust Administration Unit on (08) 8999 4834.
