- Hydrological Evaluation and Modelling
- Aquifer Investigation and Mapping
- Groundwater Quality Assessments
- Borefield Design, Installation and Monitoring and Sustainable Yield Assessments
- Predictive Modelling
- Piezometric Data Analysis
- Aquifer Storage and Recovery (ASR)
- Artificial Recharge and Wastewater Re-use
- Defining Exploitation Conditions
Groundwater resources are becoming increasingly important in all facets of Australian life, from industrial and agricultural extraction to residential reliance in rural areas. It has also recently become clear that there are a wide variety of Groundwater Dependent Ecosystems (GDEs), including faunal and floral assemblages, that can be adversely affected by decreases in groundwater quality, and that over-extraction may cause irreversible damage to both groundwater quality and the ecosystems that depend on it. Understanding the fundamental relationship between surface and groundwater systems is essential to sustainable water resource management. In turn, the sustainable use of water resources is essential to ensure that they remain available in sufficient quality and quantity both for human use and to maintain the health of Groundwater Dependent species and ecosystems, still lacking in definition.
C&R Consulting is internationally renowned for its understanding of the vagaries of tropical conditions, and how they relate to recharge and discharge of groundwaters. Our team of Groundwater and Hydrogeological specialists have been involved in numerous groundwater assessment programmes, assessable against appropriate Guidelines (NCPC/NEPM, ANZECC, NHMRC etc.).
Examples of past projects include: Integrated assessment of the surface and sub-surface drainage characteristics of Horseshoe Bay on the World Heritage listed Magnetic Island, and recommendations for protecting the shallow groundwater system that sustains ephemeral wetlands, a freshwater lagoon and other sensitive ecosystems; Development of a detailed holistic analysis, assessment, interpretation and understanding of borefield sustainability for a Nickel Refinery; Investigation into historical waste management and contaminant migration into groundwaters and subsequently into the designated emergency water supply; and Hydrogeology and hydrogeochemistry of the Atlas Mine site, Cebu, Philippines.
