Visualisation and Integration of Data Helping To Understand Groundwater Resources

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Visualisation and Integration of Data Helping To
Understand Groundwater Resources

• Michael Canci Strategic Issues Planning
• Water Corporation

Source Mattiske Consulting Pty Ltd
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Integrated Water Supply System (IWSS)
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Image Land Monitor 2007
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Increased use of Groundwater since 1975
Desal 1
Surface water
Groundwater
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Gnangara as a major resource for Perth(2007
figures)

• Total Abstraction 347GL
• Superficial abstraction 244GL
• 65.9GL for IWSS

Horticulture/ Agriculture 66.1 GL
Public Water Supply
Domestic/ Rural 2.1 GL
Parks Recreation 38.4 GL
Industry Services 4.3 GL
Leederville 52.4 GL
Yarragadee 50.8 GL
Superficial 65.9 GL
Garden Bores 66.6 GL
SUPERFICIAL
LEEDERVILLE
YARRAGADEE
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Vegetation response
Source Dr Ray Froend, Centre for Ecosystem
Management, Edith Cowan University
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Remote sensing initiatives
Image Land Monitor 2007
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Validation of change detection
24 Feb 2005 image
2006 Calibrated image
Tree death
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Density of dead trees
Low
High
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Seismic
Ground penetrating radar
Geophone Beenyup wastewater injection trial site
Image Land Monitor 2007
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Ground penetrating radar
Images Curtin University Dept. of Exploration
Geophysics
Top of water table
A
B
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Ground penetrating radar
Note Break in Lower Layer
Note Break in Layer
Images Curtin University Dept. of Exploration
Geophysics
P50 Radar Trial
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Borehole geophysics
Molecap or Poison Hill Greensands 73m
Images Curtin University Dept. of Exploration
Geophysics
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Seismic Investigations sub-surface structure
Images Curtin University Dept. of Exploration
Geophysics
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Defining sub-surface hydraulic properties
Gingin Brook Rd
N
1500 m Vertical Depth
5000 m Long Transect
Images Curtin University Dept. of Exploration
Geophysics
Curtin acquired/processed (preliminary depth
migration) hydro geological - seismic transect
south of Gingin Brook Rd
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