Publication Date
13-9-2022
Series Number
DPIRD-10
Publisher
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, Western Australia
City
Perth
Abstract
Siphons are a way of passively moving water from areas of higher hydraulic head to areas of lower hydraulic head, through a pipe. Siphons can be used to lower the watertable under a seepage site if the flow from the siphon (or multiple siphons) is greater than the flow of groundwater to the site. Siphons can reduce surface salt levels at the seepage, but the discharge needs to be to a safe disposal site.
The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development recommends that siphons are used as part of an integrated water and salinity management program.
Number of Pages
8
Keywords
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, Western Australia
Disciplines
Agricultural Education | Natural Resources Management and Policy | Water Resource Management
Recommended Citation
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, Western Australia.
(2022), Siphons for managing groundwater discharge and salinisation in Western Australia. Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, Western Australia, Perth. Factsheet DPIRD-10.
https://library.dpird.wa.gov.au/nrm_factsheets/10
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