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| Macquarie River, NSW |
Better management of both surface and groundwater at a local scale can be achieved by understanding the connection between surface water and groundwater.
The CWI team is seeking to establish a research and training facility along a stretch of the Macquarie River at Wellington in New South Wales. The Macquarie River has a significant environmental flow component and flows into one of the more environmentally important wetlands in Australia. The UNSW operates a farm at Wellington that includes a 1000m stretch of the river.
The opportunity exists to develop a training facility along the banks of the river where both surface water and groundwater skills can be demonstrated. Drilling will be undertaken to establish piezometer transects and an abstraction bore that can be used to demonstrate pumping test methods. Seismic and electrical methods can be used to determine depth to bedrock. Groundwater dependent ecosystem water use can be measured and the volume of water exchanged between the surface water and the groundwater system established. Surface water gauging can be carried out to determine flow in the river under a variety of flow conditions.
It is intended to instrument the site in detail so that quantitative measurements of flux can be determined and used to calibrate numerical models representing the connected water system at Wellington.
Further information: Professor Ian Acworth
The CWI team is seeking to establish a research and training facility along a stretch of the Macquarie River at Wellington in New South Wales. The Macquarie River has a significant environmental flow component and flows into one of the more environmentally important wetlands in Australia. The UNSW operates a farm at Wellington that includes a 1000m stretch of the river.
The opportunity exists to develop a training facility along the banks of the river where both surface water and groundwater skills can be demonstrated. Drilling will be undertaken to establish piezometer transects and an abstraction bore that can be used to demonstrate pumping test methods. Seismic and electrical methods can be used to determine depth to bedrock. Groundwater dependent ecosystem water use can be measured and the volume of water exchanged between the surface water and the groundwater system established. Surface water gauging can be carried out to determine flow in the river under a variety of flow conditions.
It is intended to instrument the site in detail so that quantitative measurements of flux can be determined and used to calibrate numerical models representing the connected water system at Wellington.
Further information: Professor Ian Acworth