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The main objective of the Stage 2 task was the formulation of a Water Quality Management Strategy for the waterways. It was recognised that no previous integrated study of Moreton Bay and/or catchments had been done and much of the required information was lacking. To address these deficiencies in the current state of knowledge of water quality processes in the Study Area, a set of key tasks were defined by the Scientific Advisory Group, a group of scientific experts from the various universities, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) and the Queensland Department of Environment and Heritage (now the EPA), in conjunction with the stakeholders.
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The focus of Stage 3 is designed to be much broader than Stage 2, incorporating regional catchment issues and the rivers above the estuaries. Thus the non-point source or diffuse sources of sediments, nutrients and toxicants will be investigated. Another reason for employing a staged approach was to allow the development of effective teams of scientists as well as linkages between the public involvement, Water Quality Stategy and scientific investigations.
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