Publication Date
9-2011
Series Number
369
Abstract
In 2008, the Ord Irrigation Expansion Project was approved by the Western Australian Government to develop irrigated agriculture on the Weaber Plain (Goomig)
As part of the environmental planning and approvals process, the WA Government was required to prepare a groundwater management plan and a hydrodynamic plan.
As a result, the Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia (DAFWA) was requested to lead an investigative program to support a second phase of modelling. The project was divided into five components: two addressing deficiencies related to groundwater, two relating to soils and subsoils, and one addressing surface and groundwater quality aspects. This report summarises the two soil assessment components of the project.
Number of Pages
41
Keywords
Soils, Weaber Plain, Goomig, Geology, physiography
Disciplines
Agriculture | Environmental Monitoring | Hydrology | Natural Resources Management and Policy | Soil Science | Water Resource Management
Recommended Citation
Smolinski, H,
Laycock, J,
and
Dixon, J.
(2011), Soil assessment of the Weaber Plain (Goomig) farmlands. Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, Western Australia, Perth. Report 369.
https://library.dpird.wa.gov.au/rmtr/363
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