Project title Assessing the ecological of mine water contaminants in the dry season, subsurface waters of Magela sand channel SSB function Research Site Ranger Project category Developing closure criteria Project status Active What business need Contributes to assessing and understanding the risks of groundwater contaminant does this project pathways to Magela Creek sand channel post-decommissioning. inform? Closure criteria and Relevance 1 1 theme (if Sediment Project applicable) Priority Importance 1 Time A buffer RES-2016-012 31/3/2017 Project number Project commencement date (if already Estimated completion date 31/3/2020 commenced) Project duration 36 Date required 30/6/2020 (months) In-house or Collaboration Actual completion date N/A outsourced Lead team WASQ Reason for project delay (where N/A applicable) Supporting team(s) Jenny Davis (CDU); Grant Hose (Macquarie Uni) Project manager Chandler, Lisa Project total estimated internal resources 87 (person weeks) Project sponsor Humphrey, Chris Project total estimated collaborator 114 resources (person weeks) Aims To characterise the hyporheic and groundwater communities and associated habitat and water quality in Magela Creek. To assess the sensitivity of these communities to contaminants of potential concern arising from Ranger minesite. To investigate the implications for ecological functions with regard to subsurface water in Magela Creek of elevated contaminants of potential concern arising from Ranger mine site.
Project title Assessing the ecological of mine water contaminants in the dry season, subsurface waters of Magela sand channel SSB function Research Site Ranger Project category Developing closure criteria Project status Active What business need does this project inform? Contributes to assessing and understanding the risks of groundwater contaminant pathways to Magela Creek sand channel post-decommissioning. Closure criteria theme (if applicable) and Sediment Project Priority Relevance 1 1 Importance 1 Time buffer A Project number (if already commenced) RES-2016-012 Project commencement date 31/3/2017 Estimated completion date 31/3/2020 Project duration (months) 36 Date required 30/6/2020 In-house or outsourced Collaboration Actual completion date N/A Lead team WASQ Reason for project delay (where applicable) N/A Supporting team(s) Jenny Davis (CDU); Grant Hose (Macquarie Uni) Project manager Chandler, Lisa Project total estimated internal resources (person weeks) 87 Project sponsor Humphrey, Chris Project total estimated collaborator resources (person weeks) 114 Aims To characterise the hyporheic and groundwater communities and associated habitat and water quality in Magela Creek. To assess the sensitivity of these communities to contaminants of potential concern arising from Ranger minesite. To investigate the implications for ecological functions with regard to subsurface water in Magela Creek of elevated contaminants of potential concern arising from Ranger mine site.
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