Tweed River ' not so healthy '

[Nete-Quette]

Tweed Daily News 26.1.08

[sandfly]

  The statements made by Warburton contradicts all the findings of water tests conducted by Tweed Shire Council. The only  fish kill was in Cudgen Lake. Refusal to remove the overgrowth of grass reeds to their former nil existence by national parks has led to dying and rotting reeds within the lake. This attributed to the fish kill. Water entering the lake from farms was cleared in scientific readings.
   Seems I recall the same "No Fish" being part of the campaign of the Radical Green Preservationist in creating the unpopular Cape Byron Marine Park.

[CEO]

  SERIAL WHINGERS: The serial whingers, those extreme green  preservationists, are at it again, whinging, but not doing anything positive. Thanks to Tweed Shire Council experts who set the record straight, with some robust science, to prove the water quality in the Tweed River is safe and sound!  This comment by the extreme Greens is just typical of their stunts at using political opportunism, to gain attention. Simply, serial whingers and they should always be seen as that! No wonder the community ignores them!   CEO.

[CEO]

  DRUM/TIDAL GATES: Is it a question of regional differences? On the Tweed, gates that permit tidal flushing of flood mitigation drains, are called "tidal gates." On the Richmond, the same style of gate that performs the same function, is called a "drum gate." The principle is the same. An aperture in the gigantic flood gate is attached to a float. As the tide rises so does the float, opening the apeture, and allowing saltwater intrusion. As the tide falls, so does the float and shuts the apeture.
  This happens on every tide and permits tidal flushing, which is essential to the health and water quality of these flood mitigation drains.  CEO.