Management practices to reduce organic matter entering a wetland:
Appropriate maintenance of sewerage and septic systems
Appropriate management of boat sewage and its safe removal
Aquaculture best management practices
Farm management systems (organic matter)
Fencing of wetland area
Fire management plans
Government regulation
Gross pollutant traps
Intensive animal production best management practices
Point source licensing and enforcement
Presence of conservation buffers
Prevention of sewage overflow events
Sewage treatment plant wastewater licensing and enforcement, and plant upgrades
Stock management (e.g. controlled grazing regimes, fencing out of waterways)
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) Organic matter – Management response, WetlandInfo website, accessed 8 May 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/management/pressures/lacustrine-palustrine-threats/organic-matter/management.html