Measurement of soil condition and land management within capability across New South Wales were part of a monitoring evaluation and reporting program by the former NSW Department of the Environment, Climate Change and Water in 2008–09. Results from that program were presented at the catchment level in 2010 state of the catchment reports and at the state level in the 2009 State of the Environment report. However, at the time of writing of those publications, full results from the soil condition and land management with capability programs were not available.
This report presents a reanalysis of the full data collection, laboratory analysis and database entries, including documentation of modifications to the methods and rule sets applied. Results for soil condition and land management within capability are presented for each soil monitoring unit, catchment management authority and statewide.
The overall indices for soil condition and land management within capability across the state both fell in the ‘fair’ range.
Reports on soil condition and land management within capability, developed as part of the 2010 State of the catchments monitoring, evaluation and reporting technical report series, include: