{"id":8864,"date":"2024-10-03T05:06:21","date_gmt":"2024-10-03T05:06:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/terrain.org.au\/what-we-do\/waterway-health\/herbert-gully-copy\/"},"modified":"2025-11-14T00:52:27","modified_gmt":"2025-11-14T00:52:27","slug":"sediment-reduction","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/terrain.org.au\/what-we-do\/waterway-health\/sediment-reduction\/","title":{"rendered":"Landscape Repair: Sediment Reduction"},"content":{"rendered":"[mk_page_section bg_image=”https:\/\/terrain.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/slider.jpg” bg_position=”center bottom” bg_repeat=”no-repeat” bg_stretch=”true” enable_3d=”true” min_height=”500″ js_vertical_centered=”true” padding_top=”” padding_bottom=”” section_id=”donate” el_class=”donate-1″ sidebar=”sidebar-1″][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”50px”][mk_fancy_title font_family=”none” align=”center”]LANDSCAPE REPAIR: SEDIMENT REDUCTION[\/mk_fancy_title][mk_padding_divider size=”55″][\/vc_column][\/mk_page_section][mk_page_section el_class=”main_heading_row” sidebar=”sidebar-1″][vc_column width=”1\/2″ css=”.vc_custom_1563857212904{padding-right: 35px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}” el_class=”great_3_left”][mk_padding_divider size=”95″ visibility=”hidden-nb”][mk_padding_divider size=”20″ visibility=”visible-sm”][mk_padding_divider size=”50″ visibility=”visible-tl”][mk_fancy_title size=”28″ letter_spacing=”4″ margin_bottom=”0″ font_family=”none” el_class=”terrain-title-2″]REDUCING SEDIMENT RUNOFF TO THE REEF[\/mk_fancy_title][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1728010392846{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n

This six-year project has a target to prevent 21,000 tonnes of fine sediment (silt and clay) from reaching the Great Barrier Reef each year through engineered erosion solutions<\/a> and improved land management practices. It is targeting the biggest erosion sites across the whole of the Wet Tropics that represent a high risk to water quality affecting the reef. It is not remediating flood damaged riverbanks (this is addressed by other government funding). Sites are being prioritised in alignment with government objectives.<\/p>\n

Background<\/strong><\/p>\n

Fine sediment is one of the major pollutants affecting the Reef. The main sources are eroding streambanks, gullies and hillslopes and due to high rainfall, eroding streambanks are currently the biggest source of sediment in the Wet Tropics.<\/p>\n

Solutions<\/strong><\/p>\n