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RB 78/00009 EWS Department - Mount Gambier town water supply standby well no. 7.
The first of a series of high yielding standby wells exploring the confined aquifer was drilled to 208 metres using both rotary and cable tool. Production interval is from 184.6 to 205.3 metres in unconsolidated sands of Dilwyn Formation.-
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Published: 01 Jan 1978
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RB 82/00025 Report on production well for Woods and Forests Department, Mount Gambier headquarters.
Well was drilled to 286 metres into the Dilwyn Formation confined aquifer system. Useful stratigraphic and hydrogeological data were obtained. The water is suitable for all purposes, except that dissolved hydrogen sulphide needs to be removed before...-
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Published: 01 May 1982
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RB 79/00009 Shallow refraction survey in the vicinity of Naracoorte saleyards disposal lagoons.
A shallow seismic refraction survey was carried out around the disposal lagoons at the Naracoorte Saleyards to determine the depth to the underlying Gambier Limestone bedrock. If the floors to existing effluent disposal lagoon excavations are near...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1979
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RB 82/00033 Determination of transmissivity from airlift and recovery.
Reliable values of transmissivity and permeability can be obtained by analysing residual drawdown data after airlifting in small diameter wells at a constant discharge rate. Considerable savings in drilling costs could be achieved in regional water...-
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Published: 01 May 1982
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RB 78/00083A Extractive industry towards a planning philosophy.
New production water well has suitable water supply for all purposes. Nitrate levels are not serious (10 - 22 mg/L).-
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Published: 01 Jan 1978
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RB 78/00042 Kongorong Primary School well completion report - Public Buildings Department.
Water well was drilled to 132 metres in Gambier Limestone to replace possible polluted shallow well.-
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Published: 01 Jan 1978
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RB 78/00041 Naracoorte planning study engineering geology investigations - B. Turner and Associates.
Naracoorte Corporation area straddles two northwesterly trending dune ridges and their corresponding flats. Cemented limestones of the Bridgewater Formation and Gambier Limestone, occasionally mantled by windblown sands, form the two ridges; younger...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1978
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RB 78/00036 Kingston town water supply completion report for well no. 11 - EWS Department.
New production water well was drilled to 71 metres.-
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Published: 01 Jan 1978
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RB 81/00058 Proposed rehabilitation of an aquifer contaminated with cheese factory wastes.
Prior to SA Water Resources Act, 1976 large volumes of waste were discharged into limestone solution features. 2 resistivity surveys and 4 years of monitoring have indicated a 380 ML plume of cheese factory waste in the unconfined aquifer. This...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1981
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RB 82/00017 Port MacDonnell town water supply well no. 1. Completion report.
Well was drilled to 492 metres to the confined aquifers of the Dilwyn Formation. 2 unconsolidated sand intervals were screened between 425.3 and 435.8 and 478.8 and 484 metres. The high temperature water (31 degrees C) and some dissolved hydrogen...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1982
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RB 79/00021 Foundation drilling at Robe slipway - Lake Butler.
Foundation testing for a building project at Robe aimed at strengthening the existing slipway has shown the presence of medium strength Bridgewater Formation limestone at a depth of less than 2 m, which should provide an adequate bearing horizon for...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1979
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RB 79/00034 Hydrogeological investigations, Apcel Pty Ltd, Snuggery. Report no. 3.
Drilling and testing of a new groundwater production well APCEL 14 at Snuggery has indicated a production rate of about 8000 cubic m/day (80,000 gallons per hour), which should have only minimal effects on groundwater levels in both the upper...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1979
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RB 79/00060 Groundwater resources for South-East town water supplies - Review no. 4, Millicent.
Six wells exploiting the lower (confined) portion of the Gambier Limestone aquifer currently provide groundwater for Millicent?s reticulated water supply. Four of the six wells could be substantially upgraded in well yield by equipping them with...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1979
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RB 79/00076 Naracoorte town water supply, completion report for well no. 10 - EWS Department.
A new town water supply well, Naracoorte no. 10, encountered permeable confined aquifer sands at 160 m depth. Subsequent testing showed the well to have a yield of from 6000 to 7000 cubic m/day at a recommended pump intake depth of 85 m, with less...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1979
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RB 79/00095 Palynology of Lower Tertiary sediments, southeastern Australia.
From a biostratigraphic study of the distribution of dispersed fossil spores and pollen in the Lower Tertiary sediments of southern Australia, six zonules have been recognised. These have been correlated with the succession of foraminiferal zones in...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1970
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RB 80/00009 Groundwater pollution potential - Mount Gambier City Council rubbish dump. Report no. 2.
Investigations aimed to determine if leachate from the municipal dump is likely to reach the water table and travel toward the Blue Lake - Mount Gambiers water supply 1 km to the east. Network of observation wells were established to monitor the...-
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Published: 01 Feb 1980
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RB 81/00035 Mount Gambier, southeastern South Australia - Urbanisation in a karst environment.
Past and present urban growth has placed stress on groundwater resources of the area. The karstic Gambier Limestone aquifer is particularly susceptible to pollution from cheese factories, stock sale yards, abattoirs, urban runoff, industrial wastes,...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1981
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RB 81/00034 Resistivity surveys at Mil Lel and Millicent, November 1980.
Detailed follow up survey of vertical electrical soundings has verified and outlined the extent of plume of pollution within the shallow unconfined aquifer, caused by industrial waste disposal into a sinkhole at cheese factory. Reconnaissance survey...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1981
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RB 77/00131 South-East water resources: Mount Gambier area groundwater investigations. Progress report to January 1977.
Hydrogeological investigations have intensified in the Mount Gambier area, with emphasis on town water supplies, pollution monitoring and the confined aquifer. The transition from the Underground Waters Preservation Act to the Water Resources Act has...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1977
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RB 89/00052 Flint report.
Flint occurs in 4 geological settings in the South-East - beds and dykes in the Gambier Limestone, bouldery conglomerate of the Bridgewater Formation, Holocene surface lag deposits and Holocene beach deposits. Pebbles from beach deposits between Cape...-
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Published: 01 May 1989
