At the Irish Club, 61 Townshend Rd, Subiaco, Wednesday, 24 October 2012, 5:30pm for 6pm start Qanats are underground conduits which collect the water from an unconfined aquifer on the slope of a hill and exploit the natural gradient of the land to transport groundwater to the surface. They have been supplying water as one of […]
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The IAH invite all members and interested parties to attend a presentation designed to provide a high level introduction to centrifugal pumping technologies, detailing a number of specific case studies where deployment of such systems in Australia, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea has provided enhanced performance, improved reliability and extended runlife in some of the most challenging […]
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The Western Australian IAH Chapter is pleased to announce our annual social meeting to be held on Thursday, 28 June between 5:30 and 8pm. The event is a highlight on the WA event calendar and represents a fantastic networking opportunity for members and industry counterparts alike. […]
The Australian Society of Exploration Geophysics together with the IAH invite all members to attend a presentation of the findings from a catchment characterisation investigation into the Bundaberg Irrigation Area. More specifically, Geoff Pettifer will discuss how well can we characterise an alluvial / lacustrine / coastal aeolian groundwater system by a fully integrated hydrogeology and geophysics effort. […]
As Western Australia’s mining boom continues, it is incumbent upon us, as hydrogeological practitioners, and key decision makers in the water and mining process that we not only focus ‘on the here and now’ but that we also have ethical and moral obligations to consider the long term residual social and environmental impacts on the […]
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The horticultural industry has been operating adjacent to the Gascoyne River dating back to the late 1920’s. Harvested produce from the region is diverse, ranging from bananas, mangoes and avocados through to tomatoes and grapes. The Carnarvon Horticultural Area is heavily reliant upon the Gascoyne River alluvial aquifer for much of its irrigation needs. The aquifer is also utilised for town […]
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Presented by Hamid R. Jahani, Senior Hydrogeologist, Department of Water Artificial groundwater tracing is one of the best available methods to directly determine the inter-connectivity of water resources. However, a number of different factors, as well as environmental issues, should be considered in designing a groundwater tracing test. In spite of the demonstrated ability of […]
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