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lake maquarie
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... Some of which are causing problems in the Lake Macquarie area.
Today more than 80% of the lake’s shoreline is housing; this kind of rapid development has been the basis of many main environmental issues such as
Clearing of natural bushland
Sediment and run-off
80% of pollutants come from urban areas
Since first development industry has been unavoidable. With the lake on hand this meant easily accessible energy was available. ...
The result of these issues can produce any number of alarming statistics:
The lake has lost 36% of its native vegetation since European settlement and is home to 59 state threatened species.
11 millimetres per year of sediment on the lake edge drops.
The lake catches 60000 tonnes of sediment every year
Stakeholders:
The some of the different groups who share interest in this area are:
The Lake Macquarie city council: the council has a say in the beginning and duration of all operations concerning development, tourism, management etc. It is in their best interest to keep the Lake in the most pristine condition possible, for it is a major source of revenue through tourism and recreation.
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Title: lake maquarie
Words: 941 Rating: None Pages: 3.8 submitted by: harper
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