From the drain to the reef part

From the Drain to the Reef Humans and waste Wrong way the deal with waste Stormwater to the reef

http://animals.howstuffworks.com/marine-life/coral-reef.htm

Humans create a heap of waste

http://newsouthwales.inetgiant.com.au/sydney/home/waste-management

There are two ways we deal with this waste

http://choicehrsolutions.com/

1. The right way

http://keetsa.com/blog/recycle/new-law-in-california-curbs-theft-from-recycling-bins/

2. The wrong way

http://www.ehow.co.uk/how_7450351_safe-disposal-waste-products.html

The wrong way can really damage the reef

http://ckmurray.blogspot.com/2010/09/waste-revisited-green-bag-revolution.html

In urban areas humans can litter and dispose of chemicals incorrectly

http://twatts.co.uk/hazardouswaste.php

When it rains the waste is transports by water across the land

http://www.treehugger.com/files/2009/10/coal-plants-dump-thousands-gallons-waste-drinking-water-day.php

Humans have design stormwater drains to handle these events

http://johnstonarchitects.wordpress.com/2010/01/21/urban-drainage

There are two types of stormwater drains

http://www.fastcompany.com/blog/femme-den/femme-den/why-designers-need-talk-about-sex

1. Modern traps

http://www.centennialparklands.com.au/environment/managing_the_parklands_environment/understanding_the_botany_aquifer

Modern traps collect chemicals, dirt and rubbish before it reaches the

environment

http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/stormwater/usp/grants/s1f0215.htm

2. Traditional

http://ecopix.com.au/environment/environment.htm

Traditional drains just transport this water and everything in it straight to

the nearest creek or river

http://savingourtrees.wordpress.com/2010/10/09/lets-make-our-laneways-permeable

The Fitzroy River drains into the Great Barrier Reef

http://fba.org.au/downloads/FitzroyBasinInFlood-FactSheet.pdf

Anything that was in the stormwater will now affect the reef and all the

animals that live there.

http://www.uq.edu.au/news/?article=8903