Groundwater

Groundwater availability
Groundwater Occurrence in the Shepparton Irrigation Region
How do I find a suitable aquifer for groundwater pumping in the Shepparton Irrigation Region? (PDF 80kb)

Groundwater quality
Groundwater monitoring - How and Why ?
Mapping groundwater quality in the Shepparton Irrigation Region (PDF 107kb)
Reusing saline groundwater safely - strategies to reduce risk (PDF 61kb)
Using saline groundwater in the Shepparton Irrigation Region (PDF 65kb)

Groundwater information
Break of slope plantations (PDF 46kb)

Soil conservation
Effects of irrigating with saline water on soil structure in the Shepparton Irrigation Region (PDF 72kb)

The following Groundwater Notes are available on the DSE website:

Note 1: What is Groundwater?
Note 2: Groundwater in Victoria
Note 3: Groundwater occurrence in the Highlands
Note 4: Groundwater Occurrence in the Otway Basin
Note 5: Groundwater Occurrence in the Gippsland Basin
Note 6: Groundwater Occurrence in the Murray Basin
Note 7: Groundwater Occurrence in the Westernport Basin
Note 8: Groundwater Occurrence in the Port Phillip Basin
Note 9: How to Become a Groundwater User
Note 10: Drilling and Constructing a Water Bore
Note 11: Testing the Aquifer and Pumping Groundwater
Note 12: Testing Groundwater Quality
Note 13: Looking after Your Water Bore Quality
Note 14: Encrustation of water bores - iron bacteria
Note 15: What can you do to prevent groundwater pollution
Note 16: Groundwater for our future
Note 17: Where to get Groundwater advice
Note 18: When is a Bore a Water Bore
Note 19: Decommissioning a Bore
Note 20: Groundwater database and advisory services

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