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ANSTO groundwater experts have collaborated with the NSW Department of Planning, Industry and Environment on a comprehensive survey of groundwater resources in the state
A state-wide survey enables the government to formulate the best management policies for these limited, invaluable resources
Isotopic analysis at ANSTO can provide information about groundwater residence time, sources of recharge, whether the groundwater has undergone evaporation, the origin of groundwater, flow velocity and direction, interrelations between surface waters and groundwaters, and connections between different aquifers
ANSTO groundwater experts have collaborated with the NSW Department of Planning, Industry and Environment on a comprehensive survey of groundwater resources in the state.
The project involved the collection of 957 groundwater samples from 588 bores for analysis at ANSTO and other facilities.
"The study aims to collect a state-wide dataset that forms a baseline of groundwater resources for 2020-21. This type of information is crucial in assessing how groundwater resources respond to abstraction and climate change over time," explained Principal Research Scientist Dr Dioni Cendón and the Groundwater project team at ANSTO who were part of similar surveys at specific groundwater basins in the past.
