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Thank you for your attendance at the recent Namoi Groundwater Forum 2010 convened by the Cotton Catchment Communities CRC and Namoi Catchment Management Authority on 3 December 2010 in Tamworth. The event was very well attended, attracting over 40 attendees, including local Mayors, representatives from mining and gas companies, Murray Darling Basin Authority, Namoi Catchment Management Authority, NSW Office of Water, Local Governments, National Water Commission, Namoi Water, University of New South Wales and the Australian National University. The interest in the event illustrated the importance of groundwater to the environment and economy of the Namoi valley and the significance of this research for manager and users of this vital resource. Attendees came to the event to gain a clearer understanding of current groundwater issues and research, strategic directions in groundwater management and future trends. Leading researchers presented the latest knowledge of groundwater in the Namoi. One of the key messages of the day was that flooding is the main mechanism of recharge to groundwater, highlighting the importance of the investigation of surface and groundwater connectivity. The potential for managing aquifer recharge was one of the newest approaches discussed on the day. The event also explored the opportunities for collaborative approaches including agriculture, mining, coal seam gas and environmental managers for the use and management of groundwater and attendees were encouraged by the feeling of future collaboration. To move towards a more integrated approach to groundwater investigation including the role of agriculture, gas and mining in affecting groundwater dynamics and quality, one of the outcomes of the day was to form a Research and Development working group including all relevant parties in the Valley. Working together should develop a better shared vision or views on long term expectation's of the valley. The Cotton CRC will work with the Namoi CMA to progress this early in 2011. Thank you for your attendance and participation at this exciting event. Please click on thumbnails to see presentation's.
Thank you for your attendance at the recent Namoi Groundwater Forum 2010 convened by the Cotton Catchment Communities CRC and Namoi Catchment Management Authority on 3 December 2010 in Tamworth. The event was very well attended, attracting over 40 attendees, including local Mayors, representatives from mining and gas companies, Murray Darling Basin Authority, Namoi Catchment Management Authority, NSW Office of Water, Local Governments, National Water Commission, Namoi Water, University of New South Wales and the Australian National University. The interest in the event illustrated the importance of groundwater to the environment and economy of the Namoi valley and the significance of this research for manager and users of this vital resource.
Attendees came to the event to gain a clearer understanding of current groundwater issues and research, strategic directions in groundwater management and future trends. Leading researchers presented the latest knowledge of groundwater in the Namoi. One of the key messages of the day was that flooding is the main mechanism of recharge to groundwater, highlighting the importance of the investigation of surface and groundwater connectivity. The potential for managing aquifer recharge was one of the newest approaches discussed on the day.
The event also explored the opportunities for collaborative approaches including agriculture, mining, coal seam gas and environmental managers for the use and management of groundwater and attendees were encouraged by the feeling of future collaboration. To move towards a more integrated approach to groundwater investigation including the role of agriculture, gas and mining in affecting groundwater dynamics and quality, one of the outcomes of the day was to form a Research and Development working group including all relevant parties in the Valley. Working together should develop a better shared vision or views on long term expectation's of the valley. The Cotton CRC will work with the Namoi CMA to progress this early in 2011.
Thank you for your attendance and participation at this exciting event.
Please click on thumbnails to see presentation's.
Wendy Timms - UNSW Water Research Lab, Jim MacDonald - Namoi CMA Chair, Narrabri Mayor Robyn Faber, Tony Jakeman- ANU NCGRT, Cotton CRC Forum organiser Jane Macfarlane L to R
(the above Namoi Action Plan is a DRAFT)
