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Bacteria/pathogens – Management response

Bacteria/pathogens – Management response

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Flow chart showing the major elements associated with bacteria and pathogen management

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Management practices to reduce bacteria/pathogen load entering a wetland:

Pig Fence Trial, Road to 12 Mile Swamp, Lakefield National Park, Photo by David Scheltinga

Pig Fence Trial, Road to 12 Mile Swamp, Lakefield National Park
Photo by David Scheltinga
  • Adequate buffer zones
  • Adequate buffering and locating of intensive animal production operations
  • Appropriate grazing regimes
  • Appropriate maintenance of sewerage and septic systems
  • Aquaculture best management practices
  • Buffering of air-borne emissions from intensive poultry
  • Bunding and appropriate storage of soil amelioration/additive products (e.g. chicken litter)
  • Fencing of wetland area
  • Government regulation
  • Pig Fence Trial, Road to 12 Mile Swamp, Lakefield National Park, Photo by David ScheltingaIntensive animal production best management practices
    • Pig Fence Trial, Road to 12 Mile Swamp, Lakefield National Park
    Photo by David Scheltinga
  • Prevention of sewage overflow events
  • Retrieval of dog droppings by owners
  • Sewage treatment plant wastewater licensing and enforcement, and plant upgrades
  • Stormwater and drainage management (e.g. tail-water detention, sediment traps, grassed swales)
  • Use of composted waste animal products

 

Last updated: 22 March 2013

This page should be cited as:

Department of Environment, Science and Innovation, Queensland (2013) Bacteria/pathogens – Management response, WetlandInfo website, accessed 13 April 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/management/pressures/lacustrine-palustrine-threats/bacteria-pathogens/managment.html