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RB 79/00018 Willunga Basin groundwater investigation progress report no. 3.
Groundwater investigations undertaken in the Willunga Basin since 1974, which have included the drilling of stratigraphic wells, geophysical well logging, water level and salinity monitoring and surface water hydrology studies, have enabled the...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1979
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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 98/00012 Conjunctive use of water resources in the rural township of Kangarilla. Feasibility study report.
The rural township of Kangarilla currently has no reticulated water supply system or common effluent disposal scheme, so instead its residents' potable water supplies are obtained from domestic rainwater tanks, and garden water is generally drawn...-
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Published: 01 Feb 1998
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RB 95/00004 Willunga Basin. Review of hydrogeology and water budget.
The Willunga Basin is a groundwater resource being stressed by groundwater abstraction for agricultural purposes. The Southern Vales Water Resources Committee, in conjunction with MESA, DENR and SA WATER, are developing groundwater management...-
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Published: 01 Jul 1995
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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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Bull 051 Engineering Geology of the Adelaide City Area
The importance of engineering geology has been emphasised since the 1950s. when construction commenced in the city of a new generation of multistorey buildings. Foundation drilling along with geological and geophysical services provided by the...-
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Broch 061 Geology of McLaren Vale Wine Region 2000 (see BROCH 060 for 2010 version)
McLaren Vale, one of South Australia's major wine producing regions, is nestled in a geological province known as the Willunga Embayment, just a short drive south of Adelaide. From the sediments which were deposited in the basin-shaped embayment,...-
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