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pH – Management response

Flow chart showing the major elements associated with pH management

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Management practices to reduce acid load entering a wetland:

Acid Sulphate Soil (ASS) Management Plan
ASS mapping
Adequate buffer zones
Appropriate liming rates
Best practice ASS management
Drain shallowing
Government regulation
In-drain structures to prevent low lying areas from overtopping with tidal water
Re-establishment of native wetland species
Rehabilitation of ASS scalds and the reintroduction of natural wetting and drying cycles, utilising seasonally ponded freshwater
Stock management, e.g. off-stream watering, fencing out of waterways
Tidal flood gate management to buffer low pH water

Last updated: 22 March 2013

This page should be cited as:

Department of Environment, Science and Innovation, Queensland (2013) pH – Management response, WetlandInfo website, accessed 8 May 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/management/pressures/lacustrine-palustrine-threats/ph/management.html