Publication Date

1-10-1999

Series Number

192

Abstract

In response to the risk of pollution of surface water from farm runoff, dairy farmers have been encouraged to install effluent storage ponds. Previous research has indicated that leachate from these storages can contribute to groundwater contamination. This project assessed the performance of storages at eight sites on the Swan Coastal Plain (SCP), WA. Groundwater conditions were monitored for over three years to study the influence of soil type, water table depth and waste water characteristics.

Number of Pages

86

Keywords

Leakage, Western Australia, Ponds, Effluents, Groundwater pollution, Dairy wastes

Disciplines

Agriculture | Natural Resources Management and Policy | Soil Science | Water Resource Management

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