constructed for a specific purpose. their protection. Within a mixing zone, designated environmental quality objectives do not need to be met and therefore BU's may not be protected. Protection of water dependent ecosystems and species highly unmodified slightly to moderately modified highly modified Protection level assigned based on ecosystem condition Water based recreation primary contact recreation secondary contact recreation aesthetic enjoyment Within water supply areas with restricted public access. Rainfall run-off events Some wetland In some areas of the Yarra River. Irrigation drains Cultural and spiritual values indigenous non indigenous Agriculture & irrigation irrigation stock watering In reserved areas of high conservation value Marine and estuarine waters Some wetland areas Within supply areas with restricted public access. Industrial/urban waters Irrigation drains Aquaculture Only protected in areas where the environmental quality is suitable and it has been approved by the Government in accordance with the Fisheries Act 1995. Harvesting fish, crustacea & molluscs for human consumption In reserved areas of high conservation value Contamination potentially affecting the health of consumers Within supply areas with restricted public access.
Central foothills and coastal plains Cleared hills and coastal plains A: Upper riverine B: Lower riverine B: predominately forests and forestry activities C: mixed forestry and agricultural activities D: predominantly agricultural activities E: predominately the industrial area of the Latrobe Valley F: natural watercourses draining irrigation Rural Eastern waterways Rural Western waterways Urban waterways Northern Hills French Island Peninsula South Eastern Rural Lowlands and Phillip Island Rural Western waterways Urban waterways Northern Peninsula Lowlands and Phillip Island Marine and Estuarine Estuaries and Inlets Estuaries and Inlets Upper Estuary Yarra Port Port Phillip Bay Hobsons Bay Hobson, General, Inshore Central-East General , Inshore Geelong Arm - Werribee Corio, Werribee, Inshore Exchange General , Inshore Western Port Entrance and north arm Entrance and north arm East arm East arm Corner Inlet Estuaries and inlets Gippsland Lakes Lake Wellington C: Lake Wellington Lake Victoria D: Eastern Lakes Lake King B: Lower riverine D: Eastern Lakes Lake Reeve E: Lake Reeve G: wetlands Exchange B: Lower riverine D: Eastern Lakes Open Coast Otway Open Coast Bass (Central) Twofold (Gippsland) Attachment 3: Surface water beneficial uses mapped to proposed new segments The table below shows the existing assignment of beneficial uses to segments in the current policy and schedules and the proposed assignment of beneficial uses (green highlight) in the draft SEPP (Waters) policy. Water Proposed New Segment Proposed New Sub-segment Aquatic ecosystem: largely unmodified Aquatic ecosystem: slightly to moderately modified Aquatic ecosystem: highly modified Primary contact recreation Secondary contact recreation Aesthetic enjoyment Cultural and spiritual Agriculture and Irrigation Aquaculture Industrial and commercial Human consumption after treatment Harvesting for human consumption Navigation and shipping Aquifer recharge Passage of indigenous fish Indigenous riparian vegetation Aquatic Reserves Aquatic Reserves    E E E  E E E E E E E Wetlands and Lakes Wetlands and Lakes   E    E E E  E Rivers and Streams Highlands       E E   E Uplands A        E E E  E E E Uplands B       E    E
Murray and western plains       E    Central foothills and coastal plains    E E   E E  E  E E E Urban    E     E  E  E E Marine and Estuarine Estuaries and Inlets       E   E E Port Phillip Bay Hobsons Bay       E  E  Central-East      E  E  Geelong Arm - Werribee   E    E  E  Exchange      E  E  Western Port Entrance and north arm      E    East arm      E  Corner Inlet      E   Gippsland Lakes Lake Wellington      E  Lake Victoria      E  Lake King       E  Lake Reeve  E    E  E Exchange       E  Open Coast Otway      E   Central Bass Strait      E   TwofoldGippsland      E   = current SEPP policy and schedules E = current policy exclusion Proposed SEPP (Waters) Remove from SEPP (Waters)