FOR WATER MANAGERS

Participants raised the following topics in the workshops, in their own non-technical words, as concerns:

Biodiversity decline on creeks
Habitat loss and habitat degradation (Orphan Creek has a gravel bed and has had a high diversity of fish species -see www.fairfieldcity.nsw.gov.au/upload/.../Facts_Figures_doc_creek.pdf)

Orphan Creek fish species: Fairfield Museum & Gallery

Creeks and waterbodies as asset

Recreation, walking, sport, fishing, boating and picnic (all sites)
Longstanding personal connections (all sites)

Habitat for fish and animals (all sites)

Drinking water (Prospect reservoir) 

Agriculture and Irrigation water (Hawkesbury, farms and viticulture in the early settlement of Fairfield)

Heritage and ancestral connection to river (Hawkesbury and Fairfield participants)

Urban water cycle 

Stormwater (Hawkesbury and Glenbrook)

Very high & very low flows
Faecal colieform levels and sewage management (Glenbrook)

Litter and stormwater traps
Flood management 
Aquifer's role in water cycle (Glenbrook)

Other

Weed management  - costs, complexities and obligations regarding weeds of national significance (Cadomba in Glenbrook Lagoon)
Regeneration, Bushcare, plantings and other initiatives to highlight the value of the river

Access to water body (all sites)

Connectivity in catchments (all sites)

Projects previously funded to highlight the value of rivers (Fairfield Council/Australian Conservation Foundation's 'Restoring the Waters' on 'daylighting' Clear Paddock Creek