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• Palaeovalley Groundwater Resources in Arid and Semi-Arid Australia
• Understanding Australia's Arid Zone Palaeovalley System
• Sustainable Management of Coastal Groundwater Resources
• Groundwater Sampling and Analysis - a Field Guide
• Identifying Groundwater discharge in the Coorong (South Australia)
• Mapping Approaches to Recharge and Discharge Estimation and associated input datasets

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• National Water Commission - National Groundwater Action Plan
• National Water Commission - Water use
• Department of Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts - Sustainable yields in the Murray-Darling Basin
• National Water Commission - Australian Water Resources 2005
• UNSW - Potential impacts of sea-level rise and climate change on coastal aquifers

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Basics - Groundwater
Learn about groundwater, how it occurs and how this valuable natural resource is extracted and used.

 

Our Capabilities - Groundwater
An outline of Geoscience Australia's capabilities in the area of Groundwater.

 

Groundwater in Australia
Describes the types of aquifers found in Australia and where they occur.

 

Understanding Groundwater Resources
Extensive information associated with groundwater resources, and processes for assessing and using groundwater.
 

 

Governance - Groundwater
Information on the legislation and standards associated with groundwater use in Australia.

 

Related Organisations - Groundwater
Details of other organisations related to the area of Groundwater.

Topic contact: groundwater@ga.gov.au Last updated: March 30, 2011