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Guidelines for Basin Use
Ian Jolly, Evan Christen, Mat Gilfedder, fred Leaney, Bill Trewhella, Glen Walker
Publication Type:
Technical Report
This is a publication of the initial CRC for Catchment Hydrology
CRC Program:
Salinity (Previous CRC)
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Publication Keywords:
Disposal Facilities
Irrigation
Drainage Water
Salinity Control
Waterlogged
Design Data
Standards
Saline Water
Leakage
Evaporation
Risk Analysis
Planning
Farms and Farming
Cost Effectiveness
Water Table
Pollution Control (Groundwater)
Volumetric Analysis
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Abstract / Summary:
CSIRO Land and Water Technical Report 12/00
The medium to long-term viability of large irrigated areas in the Riverine Plain region of Victoria and NSW is closely linked with management of high water tables. The Murray-Darling Basin Salinity and Drainage Strategy has imposed restrictions on the export of salt from the area where it originated. These restrictions have resulted in an increase in the number of local-scale on-farm and community salt disposal basins in irrigation areas. The existing design and management of both types of basin vary widely as they have been developed under different administrative frameworks. Until this report, there have been no generic guidelines for the use of local-scale salt disposal basins that could be applied across varying settings and administrative boundaries.
For the last three years, CSIRO Land and Water, in collaboration with the CRC for Catchment Hydrology, the Murray-Darling Basin Commission (Strategic Investigation and Education Program, Project I7034 Managing Disposal Basins for Salt Storage Within Irrigation Areas) and other agencies, has been investigating the siting, design and management conditions under which local-scale basins can be successfully used by individual or groups of landowners. The biophysical and other technical information obtained in this project have already been used to define a robust set of principles that define the overall framework for the responsible use of these types of disposal basins in the Riverine Plain. The guidelines presented in this report provide more detailed information and methods by which the use of these basins can be implemented whilst adhering to the underlying principles adopted by this project.
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