Groundwater investigation in Westernport catchment
Investigate cumulative impacts on groundwater levels & surface water capture long term from sand extraction in the Westernport catchment.
Each extraction area will encounter groundwater & result in a deep hole with a waterbody as a feature of rehabilitation.
Themes and Local Areas
| Primary Theme: | Groundwater |
| Other Themes: | Water supply and use, Waterways, Wetlands |
| Primary Local Area: | Bass Coast, South Gippsland & islands |
| Other Local Areas: | Casey, Cardinia & Baw Baw, Western Port |
| Project location: | Main sand extraction areas are around Lang Lang, Nyora & Grantville |
| Scale of the project: | Local – multiple small locations |
| New or continuing work: | New work |
Project partners
| Lead organisation: | Southern Rural Water |
| Key partners: | Melbourne Water, Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action (DEECA), DJPR |
| Registered Aboriginal Party/s relevant to the project or its area: | Bunurong Land Council Aboriginal Corporation |
Investment opportunities
| Opportunities for investors within this project start from: | $ (Thousands of dollars) |
| Estimated scale of investment for full project implementation: | $$ (Tens of thousands of dollars) |
| Estimated timeframe for full project implementation: | 1-2 years |
Contribution toward targets
| Primary Regional Catchment Strategy target and contribution to its achievement: | Groundwater – Groundwater licences and annual use kept within the Permissible Consumptive Volume (PCV) for each Groundwater Management Unit (GMU) in the region |
| Relevant Biodiversity 2037 goal: | – |
| Relevant National Landcare Program priority: | – |
