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Shallow groundwater quality monitoring program for the Onkaparinga Catchment Water Management Board area.
The Onkaparinga Catchment Water Management Board (OCWMB) is responsible for an area of approx. 920 square km which includes the Onkaparinga Catchment in the Adelaide Hills and the Noarlunga and Willunga sedimentary embayments south of Adelaide, South...-
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Kangaroo Flat hydrogeological investigation - Well drilling.
The Department for Water Resources drilled three wells at Kangaroo Flat in October and November 2000 as part of a hydrogeological investigation of the area. The wells were drilled as observation wells, and water levels will subsequently be monitored...-
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RB 59/00113 Light 001 well completion report.
Light No. 1 was drilled on shot point E126 subsequent to the Middle Beach Seismograph Survey. The purpose of the well was primarily to determine the depth to basement, to assist the correlation of seismograph records, and to further stratigraphic...-
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Published: 11 Nov 1964
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RB 60/00044 Report on proposed drainage, Smithfield area.
In the vicinity of Smithfield it is proposed to construct a number of drains to remove floodwaters originating from Smith Creek and its tributaries. At times, floodwaters accumulate in a low-lying areas west of Smithfield, and the proposed drains are...-
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Published: 08 Mar 1965
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RB 60/00124 Report of reconnaissance resistivity surveys, southern Yorke Peninsula.
In September 1964 and June 1965 an exploratory survey found good hydrological – geophysical correlation for the sedimentary formations in Southern Yorke Peninsula. Further work is warranted to delimit the boundaries of the aquifers and the extent of...-
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Published: 16 Jun 1965
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RB 82/00096 Northern Power Station. Groundwater conditions in the vicinity of the ash disposal lagoons.
Investigations include back hoe pits and hand augering. Future fly ash disposal will increase hydraulic gradients towards the gulf and thus increase rate of groundwater flow in that direction. Potential exists for damage to the mangroves through...-
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Published: 01 Dec 1982
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RB 79/00008 Report on drilling for groundwater in the Onkaparinga Estuary.
A groundwater investigation well, drilled on the site of a proposed public reserve adjacent to the Onkaparinga Estuary, encountered water too saline for use in irrigation. The yield of the well was not tested, and it was subsequently abandoned. A...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1979
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RB 93/00011 Artificial recharge potential at Precinct 1, Northfield residential development, Adelaide, South Australia.
Investigations of the Tertiary Sand and the basement aquifer underlying Sections 789 and 873 Hd Yatala, indicate that only the basement aquifer has the potential to store storm water for subsequent reuse. Well equations to describe the behaviour of a...-
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Published: 01 Feb 1993
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RB 97/00054 The Paddocks Wetland, Salisbury Council, aquifer storage and recovery investigation.
Aquifer storage and recovery investigations at well 6628-16623 drilled by MESA in The Paddocks wetland storm water treatment and holding site in the Salisbury Council area (Adelaide, South Australia) have been successfully completed. The work...-
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Published: 01 Sep 1997
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RB 97/00044 Briefing on salinity of Michell well 6628-13323.
Water well 6628-13323 completed in Tertiary aquifer T1, and located on the Salisbury property of wool merchants and hide processors G.H. Michell and Sons (Australia) Pty Ltd, has an anomalously high groundwater salinity. Due to the increasing...-
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Published: 01 Aug 1997
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RB 97/00042 Briefing on Kooyonga Golf Course well testing.
MESA were approached by the Kooyonga Golf Club in November 1995 for advice concerning the groundwater supply and quality from three old wells still in production. As indicated in correspondence dated 23/11/95, two of the wells show signs of saline...-
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Published: 01 Aug 1997
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RB 99/00005 Initial investigation of the salinity impact of leaking wells, Northern Adelaide Plains Prescribed Wells Area.
An initial investigation was undertaken by The Department of Primary Industries and Resources SA (PIRSA), into the increase in salinity within wells on the Northern Adelaide Plains (NAP). This involved interpreting groundwater salinity data from a...-
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Published: 01 Apr 1999
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RB 97/00055 Morphettville Racecourse aquifer storage and recovery potential.
Preliminary aquifer storage and recovery investigations at Morphettville Racecourse (Adelaide, South Australia) have been successfully completed. Investigation of the upper part of the Tertiary confined aquifer sequence underlying the racecourse...-
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Published: 01 Nov 1997
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RB 98/00011 Regent Gardens aquifer storage and recovery. Report, 1995.
The aquifer storage and recovery scheme at the Regent Gardens housing development became operational during 1995. Water quality monitoring of the wetland/detention basin was undertaken to determine the relationship between turbidity, suspended...-
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Published: 01 Feb 1998
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RB 98/00028 Willunga Basin - Status of groundwater resources, 1998.
The Willunga Basin is a complex multi-aquifer groundwater system supporting an area of high agricultural production. Because of the inter-connection between the various aquifers and surrounding basement rocks, the effects of significant withdrawals...-
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Published: 01 Jun 1998
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RB 97/00014 Aquifer storage and recovery, MFP Australia, The Levels. Progress report no. 1.
Mines and Energy South Australia (MESA) was commissioned by MFP Australia to undertake an investigation into the feasibility of establishing an Aquifer Storage and Recovery (ASR) scheme at The Levels site. The programme is being carried out in two...-
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Published: 01 Mar 1997
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RB 95/00024 Irrigation quality groundwater in the Mid-North, southern Flinders Ranges and Yorke Peninsula.
The South Australian Mid-North, southern Flinders Ranges and Yorke Peninsula regions have limited water resources, with most water for domestic purposes being piped in from the Murray River. However, there exists the potential for groundwater of...-
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Published: 01 Jul 1996
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RB 96/00041 Groundwater issues in the Torrens catchment.
Because of the close interaction between surface water and groundwater in the Torrens River catchment, a number of groundwater issues were highlighted as a contribution to the Torrens Catchment Water Management Plan. These include the potential for...-
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Published: 01 Dec 1996
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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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Port Wakefield. Progress reports to licence expiry/renewal for the period 2/3/1977 to 1/3/1978.
TARGET: Definition of economic brown coal mineralisation in the northern Saint Vincent Basin. EXPLORATION: Open-hole rotary drilling of 127 holes totalling 11,103 m, including a reported minimum of 468 m of HQ rotary coring in 24 of the holes. The...-
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