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RB 77/00050 Groundwater resources available for South-East town water supplies, review no. 3, Naracoorte.
Naracoorte town water supply can be increased by drilling additional production wells to the confined Knight Group sand aquifer which occurs at a depth of about 150 m below the town. D-rawdown interference from nearby production wells is expected to...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1977
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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 93/00014 Blue Lake hydrogeological investigation progress report no. 1. Assessment of available hydrogeological data.
The Blue Lake is a valued water resource for the City of Mt Gambier and there is increasing community concern regarding its longer term sustainable use. The lake is groundwater fed and there is known contamination of the unconfined aquifer in the...-
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Published: 01 Mar 1993
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RB 96/00011 Assessment of the Tertiary sand aquifer, County Musgrave Proclaimed Wells Area, Eyre Peninsula.
The groundwater resources of the Tertiary sand aquifer in the County Musgrave Proclaimed Wells Area (PWA) have been reviewed in order to assess the potential for their use to augment groundwater currently extracted from the unconfined Quaternary...-
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Published: 01 Apr 1996
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RB 96/00010 Musgrave Proclaimed Wells Area groundwater assessment.
The County Musgrave Proclaimed Wells Area on Eyre Peninsula, situated mainly near Elliston and extending eastwards towards Lock, contains a number of small groundwater lenses of potable quality which are surrounded by brackish to saline groundwater....-
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Published: 01 Jan 1994
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RB 98/00005 Padthaway Irrigation Area, South-East, South Australia. Groundwater quality investigation. Drilling program, December 1996 - January 1997.
In the main irrigation area of the Padthaway Proclaimed Wells Area, viticulture is the dominant form of agriculture, and has been since the early 1970s. Local groundwater, extracted from the underlying Quaternary unconfined aquifer, is used...-
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Published: 20 Feb 1998
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RB 98/00004 Groundwater quality investigations, Padthaway Irrigation Area. Hydrogeological appraisal of management plan. Option one: sourcing groundwater from the Naracoorte Ranges.
The main source of irrigation water in the intensely irrigated area of the Padthaway Proclaimed Wells Area is groundwater extracted from the underlying unconfined aquifer. Excess irrigation water, that is, water applied to the crops but not used,...-
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Published: 20 Feb 1998
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RB 98/00032 Assessment of the groundwater impacts of various management options to mitigate the salinity increase in the Padthaway irrigation area.
An increase in groundwater salinity in parts of the Padthaway area threatens the sustainability of established irrigation developments. A number of management options to mitigate the groundwater salinity increase are being considered by State...-
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Published: 01 Oct 1998
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RB 95/00022 Five year technical review, 1991-1995 - Border (Groundwater Agreement) Act, 1985.
The Groundwater (Border Agreement) Act of 1985 legislated to provide a framework for the joint management of groundwater resources within a 40 km wide strip along the length of the South Australian and Victorian Border, which is referred to as the...-
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Published: 01 Jun 1995
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RB 97/00007 Groundwater investigations in the Meningie-Narrung area.
Several groundwater issues have been highlighted in the Meningie-Narrung area as a result of the regional investigation into the hydrogeology of the Murray Basin. Dryland salinity is the most important, with an estimated 45 000 ha to be affected by...-
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Published: 01 Mar 1997
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RB 96/00044 Padthaway Proclaimed Wells Area groundwater status report.
The Padthaway Formation and Bridgewater Formation aquifers provide a high quality groundwater resource in the Padthaway Proclaimed Wells Area (PWA). The resource supports an irrigated agriculture and horticulture industry. Irrigation is concentrated...-
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Published: 01 Apr 1997
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RB 92/00045 Upper South-East dryland salinity and flood management plan. Excavation characteristics and slope design for the drainage channels.
The Upper South-East Dryland Salinity and Flood Management Plan proposals aim to address the worsening salinisation problems now clearly visible in the area. This report provides feasibility and preliminary project design data to the EWS engineers who...-
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Published: 01 Sep 1992
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RB 95/00005 Proposed marina at Kingston (South-East). Hydrogeology and assessment of the impact on local groundwater resources.
The Lacepede District Council is considering a proposal for the construction of a marina and associated infrastucture in Maria Creek, Kingston (South-East). The proposal includes two options, A and B, with Option A sited closest to existing town...-
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Published: 01 Feb 1995
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PACE Discovery Drilling (drilling partnerships with DSD and industry): Year 9 partnership DPY8-30 - Eucla Basin Eocene and Pleistocene low-stand beach ridge marine heavy mineral placer prospects. Drilling project final report.
The Nundroo Range and Bookabie Range are prominent south-west facing, yet effectively previously undrilled, preserved palaeogeomorphic beach ridge /coastal dune features which are located ~200 km west of Ceduna and ~100 km south of the...-
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RB 67/00017 Groundwater investigations, Hd Wright and Out of Hundreds, Co. Robinson. Progress report no. 2.
A request to investigate an area of fresh groundwater in County Robinson was received from the Engineer-in-Chief, Engineering and Water Supply Department, in February 1967. An inspection was made in August 1967, and Progress Report No. 1 was issued....-
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Published: 01 Jan 1968
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RB 69/00063 South-East water resources hydrogeological progress report no. 4. Test area 1. Results of geological and geophysical investigations July 1969.
Investigations have been carried out in the first test area of the South East Water Resources Investigation. Drilling by Rotary and Cable Tool methods up to 555 feet deep has shown a near horizontal sequence of bedded limestones. The cable tool method...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1969
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RB 69/00063 South-East water resources hydrogeological progress report no. 4. Test area 1. Results of geological and geophysical investigations July 1969.
Investigations have been carried out in the first test area of the South East Water Resources Investigation. Drilling by Rotary and Cable Tool methods up to 555 feet deep has shown a near horizontal sequence of bedded limestones. The cable tool method...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1969
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RB 71/00153 South-East water resources investigation test area 1. Progress report no. 5 to April 1971. Counties Grey and Robe.
In 1969, a program of hydrogeological investigation was carried out in Test Area 1 as part of the South East Water Resources Investigation. The results were described in a report by Harris (1969). Since that time there has been:- (a) a monitoring...-
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Published: 24 Sep 1971
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RB 72/00206 Summary of the hydrogeology of the South-East Province.
Groundwater of the South East province forms one of the most important water resources of the State. All towns south of Keith and, indeed, most towns in the Murray and Otway Basins rely on groundwater for their supplies. Therefore it is important that...-
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Published: 06 Nov 1972
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RB 76/00030 Eyre Peninsula groundwater survey, Uley South Basin. Progress report no. 4. Aquifer evaluation.
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Published: 05 Mar 1976
