A hydrogeological study to investigate and enhance groundwater management in the Westernport groundwater basin
The project will improve the understanding of the hydrogeology of the Westernport Basin, focused on the Koo Wee Rup Water Supply Protection Area. The project includes developing an improved conceptual understanding of the hydrogeology, the groundwater-dependent values and risks, then modelling the impacts of potential water resource management scenarios to inform future management frameworks and decisions.
Themes and Local Areas
| Primary Theme: | Groundwater |
| Other Themes: | Water supply and use, Waterways, Wetlands, Sustainable agriculture, Traditional Owners, Communities, Climate change |
| Primary Local Area: | Casey, Cardinia & Baw Baw |
| Other Local Areas: | – |
| Project location: | The Westernport Basin, mainly associated with the Koo Wee Rup Groundwater Supply Protection Area |
| Scale of the project: | One place |
| New or continuing work: | Continuing/building on previous work |
Project partners
| Lead organisation: | Southern Rural Water |
| Key partners: | South East Water, Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action (DEECA) |
| 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: | $$$ (Hundreds of thousands of dollars) |
| Estimated scale of investment for full project implementation: | $$$ (Hundreds 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: | – |
More information
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