Pentland: groundwater supply for biofuel project

We were commissioned by Renewable Developments Australia to assess the potential to develop groundwater supply for the irrigation of sugar cane as part of a proposed major biofuel project located south-east of Pentland in central Queensland.

Client

Renewable Developments Australia

Project

Sector

Agriculture

Services

Field services, numerical modelling

Services we delivered

To date, the work has involved field activities to assess the nature and distribution of permeable alluvial sediments, measure groundwater levels and consider groundwater quality in the context of irrigated agriculture. The collection of this data has enabled an assessment of the total and available groundwater in storage.

We developed a groundwater model to further prove up the concept and feasibility of extracting groundwater supplies for irrigation demand from the groundwater resources in the region. The concept of Managed Aquifer Recharge to supplement the irrigation demand was also undertaken using the numerical model, which was simulated using MODFLOW-USG.

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Paranui: underground water investigation report

We were engaged by Westside Corporation to prepare an Underground Water Impact Report for the Paranui Pilot Project, located 10 km south of Moura in Central Queensland. We used numerical modelling to estimate the impact of coal seam gas extraction on groundwater levels in shallow and deep geological units.

We subsequently prepared a report describing the results of the numerical modelling and the establishment of a groundwater monitoring program, according to a requirement of the Water Act 2000.