Australian and New Zealand Guidelines for Fresh and Marine Water Quality, Volume 1, The Guidelines
Australian and New Zealand Guidelines for Fresh and Marine Water Quality, Volume 1, The Guidelines (Chapters 1-7)
Australian and New Zealand Environment and Conservation Council (ANZECC) and Agriculture and Resource Management Council of Australia and New Zealand (ARMCANZ)
Paper No. 4 - Volume 1 (Chapters 1-7)
October 2000
ISBN 09578245 0 5 (set)
ISSN 1038 7072
About the Guidelines
This document updates the Australian water quality guidelines for fresh and marine waters released in 1992 (ANZECC 1992). Specifically, this document:
- outlines the important principles, objectives and philosophical basis underpinning the development and application of the guidelines;
- outlines the management framework recommended for applying the water quality guidelines to the natural and semi-natural marine and fresh water resources in Australia and New Zealand;
- provides a summary of the water quality guidelines proposed to protect and manage the environmental values supported by the water resources;
- provides advice on designing and implementing water quality monitoring and assessment programs;
- has been revised using data, relevant literature, and other information available to at least 1996.