Publication Date
4-8-2020
Series Number
DPIRD-11
Publisher
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, Western Australia
City
Perth
Abstract
Rising groundwater is a major land degradation hazard in many areas of the South West Agricultural Region of Western Australia, and results in increased salinisation. Collecting data on the depth to groundwater and water quality over time is the only way to know whether the watertable is rising, falling or static, if water quality is changing, and the degree of salinity risk.
The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development recommends that groundwater monitoring is part of a whole farm, and preferably whole catchment, plan.
Number of Pages
11
Keywords
monitoring groundwater, land degradation, South West, salinisation, 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.
(2020), Monitoring groundwater. Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, Western Australia, Perth. Factsheet DPIRD-11.
https://library.dpird.wa.gov.au/nrm_factsheets/11
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