Burnett (Bajracharya et al., Tertiary Yes Groundwater Water levels; salinity; Yes Yes, annual High Sugarcane Heads/ 1998; Bajracharya et alluvial (Bajracharya extractions; below 2D SUTRA; permissible and Bundaberg al., 2006; Dempster, sediments et al., 2006; average 2DFEMAT; 2D groundwater associated 1994; Liu et al., Dempster, rainfall/droughts; models; quasi extraction volumes industries 2006; RCC, 2004; 1994; Zhang over-allocation of 3D MODHMS; announced annually; et al., 2004) et al., 2004) groundwater mapping of 2,500 pumping rates resources µS/cm for 1996, 2000, limited; further 2003. modelling Bowen (Baskaran et al., Quaternary Yes Groundwater levels; salinity; Yes Yes, Groundwater Moderate Horticulture Baskaran et al., alluvium (Baskaran et extractions; below hydrochemistry (major pumping restrictions 2001b; Water within al., 2001a) average and minor ion; during droughts; Resources bedrock rainfall/droughts; isotope); water balance review of water Commission, 1988; paleovalleys over-allocation of calculations based on allocation volumes Welsh, 2002; Welsh, and delta groundwater Darcy’s Law 2008) resources Stradbroke (Chen, 2001; EHA, Quaternary No Groundwater Water levels; salinity; Yes (but not No, but artificial Moderate Town water Island 2005b; Gallagher sand extractions; below MODFLOW; SUTRA SWI recharge proposed supply, and Leach, 2010; blanket over average specific) including – Laycock, 1975; Mesozoic rainfall/droughts off-island; Laycock, 1978; and made wetlands, Marshall et al., 2006) Palaeozoic to increase lakes, and basement coverage lagoons; rock sand mining Bribie Island (EHA, 2005a; Quaternary Yes (EHA, Groundwater Water levels; salinity; Yes (but not Yes; artificial Low Town water Jackson, 2007; sand mass 2005a) extractions; below MODFLOW SWI recharge at southern supply; Lumsden, 1964; average interface end of island wetlands Werner, 1998) rainfall/droughts specific), made to increase coverage
Burnett Heads/ Bundaberg (Bajracharya et al., 1998; Bajracharya et al., 2006; Dempster, 1994; Liu et al., 2006; RCC, 2004; et al., 2004) Tertiary alluvial sediments Yes (Bajracharya et al., 2006; Dempster, 1994; Zhang et al., 2004) Groundwater extractions; below average rainfall/droughts; over-allocation of groundwater resources Water levels; salinity; 2D SUTRA; 2DFEMAT; 2D models; quasi 3D MODHMS; mapping of 2,500 µS/cm for 1996, 2000, 2003. Yes Yes, annual permissible groundwater extraction volumes announced annually; pumping rates limited; further modelling High Sugarcane and associated industries Bowen (Baskaran et al., Baskaran et al., 2001b; Water Resources Commission, 1988; Welsh, 2002; Welsh, 2008) Quaternary alluvium within bedrock paleovalleys and delta Yes (Baskaran et al., 2001a) Groundwater extractions; below average rainfall/droughts; over-allocation of groundwater resources levels; salinity; hydrochemistry (major and minor ion; isotope); water balance calculations based on Darcy’s Law Yes Yes, Groundwater pumping restrictions during droughts; review of water allocation volumes Moderate Horticulture Stradbroke Island (Chen, 2001; EHA, 2005b; Gallagher and Leach, 2010; Laycock, 1975; Laycock, 1978; Marshall et al., 2006) Quaternary sand blanket over Mesozoic and Palaeozoic basement rock No Groundwater extractions; below average rainfall/droughts Water levels; salinity; MODFLOW; SUTRA Yes (but not SWI specific) – made to increase coverage No, but artificial recharge proposed Moderate Town water supply, including off-island; wetlands, lakes, and lagoons; sand mining Bribie Island (EHA, 2005a; Jackson, 2007; Lumsden, 1964; Werner, 1998) Quaternary sand mass Yes (EHA, 2005a) Groundwater extractions; below average rainfall/droughts Water levels; salinity; MODFLOW Yes (but not SWI interface specific), made to increase coverage Yes; artificial recharge at southern end of island Low Town water supply; wetlands