Water Quality

Declining water quality associated with run-off from the adjacent catchments is a major cause of the current poor state of many of the coastal and marine ecosystems of the Great Barrier Reef.

Almost half of the Reef Trust Partnership funding was allocated to efforts that addressed water quality issues. Improving water quality is expected to play an important role in improving ecosystem resilience.

The Reef 2050 Water Quality Improvement Plan identifies priority catchments and targets for reducing pollution from catchments flowing to the Reef. Funding under the Reef Trust Partnership delivered measurable progress towards those targets.