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Purpose of this meeting
- Overview of the Water Monitoring Strategy
- Site selection
- Discussion
Water Monitoring Strategy for Coal Basins in NSW Narrabri CCC - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Water Monitoring Strategy for Coal Basins in NSW Narrabri CCC - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Water Monitoring Strategy for Coal Basins in NSW Narrabri CCC Tuesday 12 April 2016 Purpose of this meeting Overview of the Water Monitoring Strategy Site selection Discussion The team Christobel Ferguson Director
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The team
Christobel Ferguson – Director – Water Information and Insights, DPI Water Sarah Wylie – Project Director, NSW Public Works Rob Brownbill – Senior Hydrogeologist, DPI Water Andrew Cruckshank – Project Manager, NSW Public Works Kath Logan – Stakeholder Relations Manager, NSW Public Works Cate Barrett – Hydrogeologist, DPI Water
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Better business as usual
- DPI Water operates a groundwater
monitoring network – 5000+ bores, 3000+ locations
- In 2014, the NSW government allocated
$22.8M to the Water Monitoring Strategy
- The groundwater monitoring network will
be expanded to better map, monitor and protect groundwater resources
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Water Monitoring Strategy
- Expand groundwater water monitoring
bore network
- Better information = better decisions
- Make information publicly available
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Groundwater monitoring information
- Baseline groundwater conditions
- Monitor changes in groundwater (levels,
quality)
- Monitor natural seasonal fluctuation
- Monitor long term trends
- Geology
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Information produced
- Resource management and assessment
- Inform users and other stakeholders
- Inform groundwater modelling
- Research
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Site selection criteria include:
- Data gap
- Modelling characterisation
- Active use area
- Inter-aquifer connectivity
- Surface/groundwater connectivity
- Water quality
- Ecological and cultural significance
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Proposed site locations
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Jack Creek Rd Plumb Rd
WMF Gunnedah Basin Proposed Monitoring Sites Narrabri Area
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3 6 9 12 1.5 Kilometers
Namoi Catchment Proposed Sites
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Site information
Jacks Creek Rd - target geology:
- Shallow - Pilliga Sandstone or Garrawilla Volcanics
- Deep - Gunnedah Basin
Plumb Rd - target geology:
- Shallow - Pilliga Sandstone.
- Intermediate – Deriah Formation sandstone
- Deep – Digby Formation conglomerate
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