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A Review of Salt Mobilisation and Management in Irrigated Areas of the Murray-Darling Basin
Ruth Duncan
Matthew Bethune
Evan Christen
John Hornbuckle
Publication Type:
Technical Report
This is a publication of the current CRC for Catchment Hydrology
CRC Program:
Landuse Impacts on Rivers
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Publication Keywords:
Salt
Mobilization
Salinity
Irrigation
Drainage
Subsurface drainage
Groundwater
Seepage
Rivers
Water quality
Runoff
Water table
Hydrogeology
Climate
Management
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Abstract / Summary:
Preface
Surface and sub-surface drainage schemes are vital components for managing waterlogging and salinisation in irrigation areas of Australia. These drainage schemes can contribute large amounts of salts, nutrients, and sediments into natural watercourses and have led to a decline in water quality in rivers and reduced health in some riverine ecosystems in the Murray-Darling Basin. This document is part of the Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) for Catchment Hydrology
s Project 2A,
Reducing the impacts of irrigation and drainage on river water salinity.
This project focuses on predicting and managing the impacts of irrigation and drainage on river water salinity. The major salt mobilisation processes affecting irrigation drainage salinity are identified and applied in the development of modelling tools for use specifically in irrigation areas. These modelling tools help managers develop scenarios to reduce the impacts of irrigation drainage on river water salinity. This report is the first step in this process, and provides a summary of the dominant salt mobilisation processes from irrigation areas.
Peter Wallbrink, Program Leader
Land-use Impacts on Rivers
CRC for Catchment Hydrology
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