Linkage Projects - Grant ID: LP0774814

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/LP0774814

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Quantifying near-surface diffuse discharge from the southwest Great Artesian Basin. Groundwater from the Great Artesian Basin (GAB) supplies one of Australia's largest mining operations and many pastoral enterprises. The GAB is the only significant water resource through much of arid central Australia and supports unique environmental values in this region. This project will provide vital data on natural, near-surface leakage rates from the GAB that can be used to gain a greater understanding of the amount of water available for sustainable extraction. This will assist in the improved management of the GAB resource and in doing so contribute to greater certainty for the mining and pastoral users of the GAB groundwater and provide greater protection for unique ecosystems associated with natural discharge springs.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2007

End Date: 31-12-2010

Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects

Funding Amount: $296,878.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Physical Geography and Environmental Geoscience | Groundwater Hydrology

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Land and water management | Land and water management |

Other Keywords

Groundwater Hydrology | Land and water management | Physical Geography and Environmental Geoscience

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