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RB 87/00064 Groundwater discharge survey 1982/1983 and 1983/1984 pumping seasons, metropolitan Adelaide area.
Approximately 7 600 Ml is extracted per annum. Of this, one quarter (2 000 Ml) is metered. Average irrigation output is 5 500 kl / ha. Most of the groundwater is consumed by industry (53%) while recreational areas use 23% and schools 14%, with 10%...-
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Published: 01 Apr 1987
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RB 78/00057 Adelaide city stratigraphic drilling 1976, hydrogeological completion report.
Two exploration wells have been drilled through the Cainozoic sequence to Precambrian bedrock to provide stratigraphic and hydrogeological data. At the South Parklands site two aquifers were tested. The upper one yielded a large supply of marginally...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1978
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RB 77/00125 Drilling and completion report. Little Para River deep observation wells - EWS Department.
Three observation wells have been completed in the Port Willunga Formation 'A' for the Water Resources Branch of the Engineering and Water Supply Department. These wells are located in the vicinity of the Little Para River to monitor the response of...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1977
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RB 79/00082 Geological results from the 1977/78 drilling programme, Wakefield and Clinton coal deposits.
Between December 1977 and February 1978, 103 coal exploration and development holes were drilled in the Wakefield and Clinton coal deposits, 100 km north of Adelaide. These Tertiary deposits, in the northern extremity of the St. Vincent Basin, contain...-
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Published: 01 Feb 1992
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RB 97/00047 Briefing on the potential for ASR at the MFP, The Levels, site.
Potential for ASR at the untested The Levels site is identified in up to 3 Quaternary and 2 Tertiary aquifers, depending on the validity of interpreted aquifer properties as interpolated from nearby tested and operating ASR sites. A site-specific...-
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Published: 01 Aug 1997
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RB 94/00009 Soils, stratigraphy and engineering geology of near surface materials of the Adelaide Plains.
Metropolitan Adelaide is founded on a wide variety of soils that overlie sediments and rocks. Some of the soils and sediments react to seasonal and human-induced changes in water content with marked changes in volume. The black earths and...-
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Published: 01 Jul 1996
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RB 97/00045 Briefing on Adelaide South Parklands aquifer storage and recovery potential.
MESA has been approached by civil engineering firm B.C. Tonkin and Associates to help with assessing the possibility of developing an aquifer storage and recovery scheme in the Adelaide South Parklands. Their client the Adelaide City Council is...-
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Published: 01 Aug 1997
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RB 66/00999 Palaeontological examination of material collected from three sand-producing water wells situated between Angle Vale and Gawler.
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Published: 29 Feb 1972
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RB 73/00246 Proposed Little Para Dam. Effect on intake to aquifers of Northern Adelaide Plains.
Hydrographs of bores adjacent to the Little Para River show that it is an important source of recharge to aquifers of the Salisbury area. Recharge takes place via shallow aquifers and then to deeper aquifers through semi-confining beds and possibly...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1975
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RB 2007/00023 Surface geology of Adelaide City and eastern suburbs.
Newly compiled surface geological mapping data for the Adelaide City and inner eastern suburbs is presented as a draft map and explanatory notes. The distributions of Eocene to Holocene units of the St Vincent Basin have been reinterpreted from...-
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Published: 01 Dec 2007
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Northern Adelaide Plains groundwater review.
The availability of good quality groundwater from two Tertiary confined aquifers (T1 and T2) under the Northern Adelaide Plains (NAP) has encouraged the development of over 3000 hectares of horticulture in the area since the 1950s. At present,...-
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Kangaroo Flat hydrogeological investigation - Pump test results.
The aim of the present investigation was to determine the hydraulic properties of the Tertiary T2 aquifer and the leakage properties of the overlying confining bed of the Port Willunga Formation. A pump test, involving four production wells and one...-
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