Action item 7.16
Progress
Complete.
Approved by decision makers.
Recommendation implemented.
That appropriate modelling of the local and regional groundwater system must be undertaken before any production approvals are granted to ensure that there are no unacceptable impacts on groundwater quality and quantity. This modelling should be undertaken as part of a SREBA.
Completed
Action item update
Implementation
The Department of Environment, Parks and Water Security, in collaboration with the Australian Government’s Geological and Bioregional Assessment of the Beetaloo Sub-basin, has undertaken modelling of the Cambrian Tindall Limestone aquifers.
The Water Quality and Quantity studies within the Strategic Regional Environmental and Baseline Assessment and updates to the modelling of the water resources have been completed. The water monitoring program has been expanded into the region to ensure that there are no unacceptable impacts on groundwater quality and quantity.