CWI and NCGRT organised a well-attended and successful workshop at the Water Research Laboratory, Sydney on 26 November 2012.
A new book produced by Geoscience Australia charts the history and evolution of the Australian landmass, including a substantial chapter on groundwater resources.
The proposed basin plan and its environmental flows represent one of the most significant environmental initiatives in Australia's history.
CWI was represented at the recent International Mine Water Congress in Bunbury, Western Australia.
The Connected Waters Initiative team have returned from the 39th International Association of Hydrogeologists Congress in Niagara Falls, Canada.
The University of New South Wales is providing its first 3D Geological Modelling course (groundwater, mining, oil and gas) using Leapfrog software.
The Connected Waters Initiative is delighted to welcome Cameron Holley to the Program 5 research stream (Integrating Socioeconomics, Policy and Decision Support) of the National Centre for Groundwater
Dealing with groundwater at mine sites - from the conceptual phase of mine planning through to operations and closure - is the focus of a new course being run by the NCGRT, based at Flinders Universit
Support for Postdoctoral, PhD and Honours projects at CWI is now available for 2013.
The Connected Waters Initiative team has taken delivery of a new instrument specifically designed for the analysis of fluorescent organic matter in aquatic systems.
Groundwater levels and aquifer storage
There are two common mistakes often made when calculating how much groundwater storage levels have changed.
Quantifying vertical water flow using natural heat as tracer
Ancient water to drain from farmland without ongoing joint management
The management of withdrawals of ground water in the Central West remains an area of hotly-contested debate. Associate Professor of Hydrogeology Bryce Kelly has spent over a decade studying groundwater in the Central West, and has credited groundwater with “saving rural communities from collapse”, but its potential for future drought-proofing depends on how successfully it’s managed. He says current withdrawals “will only be sustainable if the Narromine region gets flooded frequently enough to balance the volume of groundwater extracted."
