Volume 2G Appendix R: Part 1 Groundwater (pdf)
| Contents | Pages |
|---|---|
| Glossary of terms and abbreviations | iii |
| Executive summary | v |
| 1 Introduction | 1-1 |
| 1.1 Overview of the project | 1-1 |
| 1.2 Project location | 1-1 |
| 1.3 Secretary’s environmental assessment requirements | 1-4 |
| 2 Proposed project | 2-1 |
| 2.1 Project features | 2-1 |
| 2.2 Construction activities | 2-2 |
| 2.3 Groundwater specific aspects | 2-6 |
| 3 Assessment Methodology | 3-1 |
| 4 Groundwater policy/guidance review | 4-1 |
| 4.1 NSW Aquifer Interference Policy | 4-1 |
| 4.2 Water Management Act 2000 (NSW) | 4-2 |
| 4.3 Water sharing plan for the Greater Metropolitan Region Groundwater Sources | 4-3 |
| 4.4 Water sharing plan for the Greater Metropolitan Region Unregulated River Water Sources | 4-5 |
| 4.5 NSW Groundwater Quantity Management Policy | 4-5 |
| 4.6 NSW Groundwater Quality Protection Policy | 4-6 |
| 4.7 NSW Groundwater Dependent Ecosystems Policy | 4-6 |
| 4.8 Risk assessment guidelines for groundwater dependent ecosystems | 4-6 |
| 4.9 NSW Water Extraction Monitoring Policy | 4-6 |
| 4.10 Australian groundwater monitoring guidelines | 4-7 |
| 4.11 Australian Drinking Water Guidelines | 4-7 |
| 4.12 Australian and New Zealand Guidelines for Fresh and Marine Water Quality | 4-7 |
| 5 Existing environment | 5-1 |
| 5.1 Land use | 5-1 |
| 5.2 Physiography | 5-1 |
| 5.3 Groundwater occurrence | 5-8 |
| 5.4 Groundwater levels and movement | 5-9 |
| 5.5 Regional hydraulic parameters | 5-12 |
| 5.6 Site hydraulic parameters | 5-14 |
| 5.7 Water chemistry | 5-16 |
| 5.8 Acid sulfate soils and acid and metalliferous drainage | 5-26 |
| 5.9 Existing groundwater users | 5-27 |
| 5.10 Groundwater dependent ecosystems | 5-31 |
| 5.11 Environmental values | 5-31 |
| 5.12 Existing infrastructure | 5-32 |
| 6 Impact assessment | 6-1 |
| 6.1 Groundwater modelling | 6-1 |
| 6.2 Recharge estimates (continues in part 2) | 6-8 |
