Development of a Pilot Local-Scale Environmental Management Support System
for Use in Water Supply Sub-Catchments in Pine Rivers Shire
LEMSS: A novel catchment and stream water quality modelling system
South East Queensland, Australia ~ circa 2002
Overview
The LEMSS project was conducted by CSIRO staff and local stakeholders,
for members of the Moreton Bay Waterways and Catchments Partnership, including
Pine Rivers Shire Council, South East Queensland Water Corporation, and Brisbane
City Council. The model was developed within the
Tarsier modelling framework by Dr Fred Watson in conjunction with colleagues at CSIRO. It
simulates catchment and stream water quality as a result of land use and various
biophysical processes. It was designed to predict total nutrient loads to the
water supply reservoirs in Pine Rivers Shire, as well as stream health at key
locations.