Blue Mountains State of Environment Report 2007-2008 NEW

The NSW Department of Local Government requires all Councils to report on the environmental issues in their local government area.

The Blue Mountains State of Environment Report for 2007-2008 is now available. Did you know:

The majority of local waterways in the Blue Mountains remain in relatively good condition.
There are seven ecological communities present in the Blue Mountains that have been listed as threatened as well as 47 species of plants and 38 species of animals.
Approximately 86% of the Blue Mountains local government area is protected bushland with National Park covering approximately 70% of the total area of the City and a further 16% of protected land being predominantly native vegetation.
There are 69 sites either heritage listed or with indicative heritage listing and there are also over 700 sites of local significance listed in LEP 2005 and LEP 1991.
Volumes of waste going to landfill have been steadily decreasing from 63,115 tonnes in 2003-2004 to 45,950 tonnes in 2007-2008 (a decrease of 27%).
There is no reliable data on air quality in the Blue Mountains.
Most noise complaints received by the Council relate to barking dogs.

The 2007-2008 State of the Environment Report for the Blue Mountains also includes:

A summary of the pressures on our natural assets;
A summary of what community, Council and other agencies are doing to improve the condition of our natural assets;
Trend data;
An analysis of moving around in the Blue Mountains;
A summary of the achievements of the 2007-2008 Environment Levy Program;
A summary of community environmental action;
A summary of school environmental action; and
A summary of potential environmental impacts of the council's activities and responses.

For further information please contact Vicky Frank on 4780 5504.

This item was posted in November 2008.

Blue Mountains State of Environment Report 2007-2008 *NEW*