Alice Springs water reuse scheme - soil-aquifer treatment project Volume 2 AZRI site investigations
Details:
Title
Alice Springs water reuse scheme - soil-aquifer treatment project Volume 2 AZRI site investigations,
Other title
AZRI site investigations,
Creator
Knapton, Anthony,
Lennartz, Rudy,
Issued by
Northern Territory. Department of Infrastructure, Planning and Environment. Conservation And Natural Systems,
Collection
E-Publications,
E-Books,
PublicationNT,
Technical Report No. 27/2005,
Soil-Aquifer Treatment Project,
Alice Springs Water Reuse Scheme,
Date
2005-09-22,
Location
Alice Springs,
Notes
Made available by via Publications (Legal Deposit) Act 2004 (NT),
Table of contents
Executive Summary -- 1. Introduction -- 1.1 Aims -- 1.2 Scope of Work -- 2. Site Description -- 2.1 Location -- 2.2 Physiography -- 3. Site Investigations Phase I -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Geophysical Surveying -- 3.2.1 EM31 Data Collection -- 3.2.2 Conductivity Data Interpretation -- 3.3 Drilling Investigations -- 3.3.1 Introduction -- 3.3.2 Drilling Techniques -- 3.3.3 Drilling Results -- 3.3.4 Geophysical Logs -- 3.3.5 Groundwater Quality -- 3.4 Soil Investigations -- 3.4.1 Soil Investigation -- 3.4.2 Soil Pits -- 3.4.3 Costean Section -- 3.4.4 Soil Pit and Costean Results -- 3.4.5 Infiltration Tests -- 3.5 Soil Distribution -- 4. Site Investigations Phase II -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.1.1 Scope of Work -- 4.2 Drilling Investigations -- 4.2.1 Drilling Techniques -- 4.2.2 Drilling Results -- 4.2.3 Airlift Results -- 4.2.4 Geophysical Logs -- 4.3 Groundwater Levels -- 4.4 Groundwater Quality -- 4.4.1 Standard Analytes -- 4.4.2 Trace Metals -- 4.5 Test Pumping -- 4.5.1 RN17943 – Step Tests -- 4.5.2 RN17943 – Constant Rate Test -- 4.5.3 RN17951 – Step Tests -- 4.5.4 RN17951 – Constant Rate Test -- 4.6 Groundwater Modelling of the Observed Response -- 5. Site Investigations Phase III -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Scope of Work -- 5.2.1 Drilling Investigations -- 5.2.2 Soil Investigations -- 5.3 Drilling Investigations -- 5.3.1 Location -- 5.3.2 Drilling Techniques -- 5.3.3 Drilling Details -- 5.3.4 Geophysical Logs -- 5.4 Soil Investigations -- 5.4.1 Soil Pits -- 5.5 Soil Parameters -- 5.5.1 Grain Size Analysis -- 5.5.2 Dual Ring Infiltration Tests -- 5.5.3 Determination of Saturated Hydraulic Conductivity from Infiltration Rates -- 5.5.4 Disc Permeameter Tests -- 5.5.5 In-situ Permeability Tests of Samples Used for Column Studies -- 6. Interpretation/Discussion -- 6.1.1 Soils -- 6.1.2 Comparison of Hydraulic Parameters of the Soil -- 6.1.3 Correlation of Stratigraphy -- 6.2 Comparison of Site Characteristics to Operational Soil-Aquifer Treatment Schemes -- 6.2.1 Palaeochannel Location -- 6.2.2 Palaeochannel Dimensions -- 6.2.3 Hydraulic Characteristics -- 6.2.4 Recharge -- 6.2.5 Groundwater Through-flow -- 6.2.6 Groundwater Velocity -- 6.2.7 Storage Potential of Palaeochannel -- 6.3 Production Bore Locations and Numbers -- 6.4 Water Quality Issues -- 7. Conclusions -- 8. Recommendations -- 9. References -- APPENDIX A - Graphical Log -- APPENDIX B – Soil Profiles -- APPENDIX C – Pump Test Results -- APPENDIX D – Dual Ring Infiltration Test -- APPENDIX E - Drilling Permit Numbers -- APPENDIX F - Production Bore Specifications -- Production Bore Drilling Methodology -- Exploration Pilot Holes -- Production Bore Construction -- Variable Monthly Demand -- APPENDIX G - Monitoring Bore Specifications -- Monitoring Bore Construction,
Language
English,
Subject
Water reuse,
Water reuse -- Northern Territory -- Alice Springs,
Artificial recharge of groundwater -- Northern Territory -- Alice Springs,
Land treatment of groundwater -- Northern Territory -- Alice Springs,
Northern Territory,
Land treatment of groundwater,
Alice Springs,
Artificial recharge of groundwater,
Publisher name
Northern Territory Government,
Place of publication
Alice Springs,
Series
Technical Report No. 27/2005,
Soil-Aquifer Treatment Project,
Alice Springs Water Reuse Scheme,