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RB 83/00027 Eyre water resources study. Groundwater assessment, Polda Basin.
Potable (over 1000 mg/l) groundwater occurs in 5 lenses. Annual yield totals 14 000 to 19 000 ML. Between 400 and 2 500 ML / year (seasonally dependent) is abstracted for reticulation. Diffuse, unquantified extraction for stock and domestic purposes...-
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Published: 01 Dec 1984
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RB 83/00032 Effect of landfill operations upon water resources.
Impacts of land - fill operations which have potential to cause degradation of local water resources are discussed. 2 case histories from South-East of the State are outlined.-
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Published: 01 Jan 1983
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RB 84/00084 Kongorong groundwater pollution investigation.
An SA government investigation has been undertaken to determine the extent of groundwater pollution resulting from the waste disposal practices used at the now abandoned Kongorong cheese factory. During the period 1924 to 1971, liquid effluent from...-
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Published: 01 Oct 1984
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RB 85/00022 Leigh Creek water supply, possibilities for artificial recharge.
Study of artificial recharge to reduce desalination costs and extend the life of existing or proposed well fields included microcomputer modelling of the operation of Aroona Reservoir under various recharge systems and simulation of the effect of...-
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Published: 01 May 1985
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RB 87/00070 Woolpunda Groundwater Interception Scheme, phase 1. Drilling and pump testing program.
Pump tests at 2 sites along the Murray River indicate Murray Group unconfined aquifer transmissivity of 100-130 m3/d/m. The tests were not long enough for reliable estimates of aquifer specific yields.-
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Published: 01 Apr 1987
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RB 77/00033 Underground water resources of South Australia.
In 1968 an assessment of the underground water resources of Australia was requested by the Technical Committee on Underground Water of the Australian Water Resources Council. As part of this assessment the Department of Mines provided all available...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1978
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RB 77/00087 South-East water resources, Mundulla town water supply. Progress report no. 2.
A recent scout well drilled into the confined Dilwyn Formation (formerly Knight Group) at Mundulla intersected only low permeability sediments unsuitable for development. However, this does not rule out the possibility that a suitable aquifer will be...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1977
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RB 78/00008 Hydrogeology of the Angas Bremer irrigation area.
Final phase of investigations with recommendations.-
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Published: 31 Dec 1983
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RB 78/00079 Methods of obtaining groundwater quality data.
Reviews case histories of ground water pollution investigations, mainly in the United States, with recommendations.-
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Published: 01 Jan 1978
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RB 79/00005 Eyre Peninsula groundwater survey. Progress report to July 1st, 1978.
The Streaky Bay town water supply investigations remain top priority on Eyre Peninsula. Water well surveys of County Musgrave and the Cummins Basin are in progress. The establishment of a Regional Office has improved permit issuing and administrative...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1979
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RB 78/00157 Leigh Creek town water supply groundwater investigations. Progress report 1.
8 of 13 holes were successful water wells.-
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Published: 01 Jan 1978
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RB 81/00081 Marla town water supply investigation - Progress report no. 1.
Drilling has shown that there are 2 aquifers, both semi-confined with probable hydraulic connection. The main area of recharge appears to be 3 ephemeral swamps south of the town. 13 wells were drilled with salinity of 800 - 2500 mg/L but near swamps...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1981
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RB 76/00121 Melrose town water supply water well no. 4 completion report - EWS Department.
This Department received a request from the E. & W.S. to drill a replacement hole for their No. 1 well at Melrose, known as Dickson's Bore which-had partially failed. Failure was caused by sand entry into the hole and subsequent pump damage. Poor...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1976
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RB 76/00135 North-West Aboriginal Reserve rotary well drilling programme, March-May 1976.
Out of a total of seventeen wells, including 3 shallow exploratory holes, that were drilled in the western quadrant of the North West Aboriginal Reserve between March and May 1976, six were successful. Salinities of the six successful wells range...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1976
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RB 79/00105 Kopperamanna, Gason, Pandie Pandie 1:250 000 sheets. Water well survey.
A hydrological survey to update groundwater information on the 1:250,000 mapsheet areas KOPPERAMANNA, GASON and PANDIE PANDIE was carried out during April-May 1979. Data on the above three areas has been incorporated into one report because of the...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1979
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RB 79/00108 State of well data files at SADME.
A number of computer-based files have been developed at the South Australian Department of Mines and Energy to handle data collected from drilling operations throughout the State. This report reviews briefly the state of those files, and recommends...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1979
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RB 82/00027 Great Artesian Basin. Report on Clayton no. 2 well.
Well was drilled to 555 metres as part of an assessment of water potential and stratigraphy of the area. The full thickness of the Jurassic aquifer was not penetrated. Salinity is 1 100 mg/L, but the water would require treatment for excessive sodium...-
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Published: 01 Jun 1982
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RB 76/00151 Reconnaissance survey of water wells in the Olary Province. Outalpa 6933-IV and Bulloo 6933-1 1:50 000 sheets.
In 1976 the Drawing Office requested a current check for planametric map detail of sheets, Outalpa (6933-IV) and Bulloo (6933-I). A field survey of water wells was undertaken in conjuntion with the map check. Approximately 60 water wells were located,...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1976
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RB 77/00004 Tarcoola Alice Springs railway. Groundwater completion report. Third tender progress report no. 8 - Australian National Railways.
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Published: 01 Jan 1977
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RB 77/00109 Great Artesian Basin in South Australia. Importance of rehabilitation of uncontrolled flowing wells.
The total quantity of water flowing or pumped, from wells in the Great Artesian Basin in South Australia is estimated to be 77 x 10 6 kl/year. Much: of this flow is uncontrolled and; occurs from uncased wells or from wells in which the headworks have...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1977