Priority issues
Declining Water Levels | YES |
Salt Water Intrusion | NO |
SALINISATION | |
Dryland | NO |
Irrigation | NO |
Groundwater | NO |
Surface Water | NO |
Urban | NO |
Point Source Pollution | NO |
Diffuse Source Pollution | NO |
Subsidence | NO |
Artificial Recharge (ML/yr) | no data |
Ecosystems Protection | NO |
Surface Water Interaction | NO |
Management Plans | NO |
Defined Minimum Water Level | NO |
Comments on Management Responses
2020 Management Response:
The estimate of 400 Ml/yr for the forecast use
for the year 2020 is based upon the GMU's
assessed sustainable yield, development
potential and the desired level of resource
management.
2050 Management Response:
The estimate of 400 Ml/yr for the forecast use
for the year 2050 is based upon the GMU's
assessed sustainable yield, development
potential and the desired level of resource
management.
See QLD Water Resources Assessment 2000 Technical Report for a review of management responses.
Assessment of monitoring in Cattle Creek
Efficacy of the network:
The current monitoring network for the Cattle Creek
groundwater management unit consists of 5 observation
bores, with a proposed quarterly monitoring frequency.
Data management requirements:
Queensland groundwater monitoring data, both water level
and water quality, is stored within the Groundwater
Database (GWDB) system. The new system is based on web
technology and is available through the Department's
intranet.
Allocation and use data is obtained through the Water
Entitlements Registration Database (WERD) which is an
electronic database for water license details.
Both databases are managed locally at district level,
with respect to the collection and entering of water
monitoring, allocation and use data; and are accessed
statewide.
Protective management:
Management of the groundwater resource of the Cattle
Creek groundwater management unit aims at maintaining a
longterm, sustainable resource and therefore, requires
the accurate monitoring of water level and water quality
fluctuations.
Protective management requirements for the Cattle Creek
GMU include:
reinstallation of a comprehensive water quality
monitoring program to enhance the resource management of
the Cattle Creek GMU, allowing for the assessment of
water quality fluctuations, the detection of water
quality trends and assistance in development of
management strategies to prevent further deterioration in
groundwater quality.
Options for monitoring:
Options for Commonwealth and state agencies to address
data and information gaps include:
the reinstallation of a comprehensive water quality
monitoring program to enhance the resource management of
the Cattle Creek GMU, allowing for the assessment of
water quality fluctuations, the detection of water
quality trends and assistance in the development of
management strategies to prevent further deterioration in
groundwater quality.
See QLD Water Resources Assessment 2000 Technical Report for a review of monitoring.
What is the estimated demand for groundwater?
| Sustainable Yield |
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Comment about sustainable yield figure: | An assessment of 400 Ml/yr for sustainable yield
was made in 2000 based upon the extent and
nature of the aquifer.
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Sustainable yield: | ML/yr |
Threshold year for sustainable year: | 2,005 |
Abstraction Volume 1996/1997: | 400 ML |
Current Resource development categorisation: | |
| Estimated Use in 2020 |
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Comment: | |
Estimated use in 2020: | 400 ML |
% change from 1996/1997: | 0 |
Resource development categorisation: | |
| Estimated in 2050 |
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Comment: | |
Estimated use in 2050: | 400 ML |
% change from 1996/1997: | 0 |
Resource development categorisation: | |
What assumptions were used in this assessment
Development Potential:
The potential for further development within
the Cattle Creek GMU is limited by both water
quantity and quality.
Estimate of Use:
The estimate of 400 Ml/yr for the forecast use
for the years 2020 and 2050 is based upon the
GMU's assessed sustainable yield, development
potential and the desired level of resource
management.
Data Availability,Gaps and Recommendations
Data Availablility:
In excess of 65 observation bores, both private
and State owned, are located within the Cattle
Creek GMU. The availability of water level data
is moderate, with continuous water level
monitoring in 5 observation bores from 1987 to
the present. Comprehensive water quality data
exists for five observation bores within the
GMU, with recent analyses to 1989. Formal
allocation data is available for the GMU.
Current Gaps and Recommendations:
Data Gaps:
Comprehensive water quality data is only
available until 1989.
Recommendations:
Reinstallation of a comprehensive water quality
monitoring program would enhance the resource
management of the Cattle Creek GMU, allowing for
the assessment of water quality fluctuations,
the detection of water quality trends and assist
in the development of management strategies to
prevent deterioration in groundwater quality.
Future Gaps:
Reinstallation of a comprehensive water quality
monitoring program would enhance the resource management
of the Cattle Creek GMU, allowing for the assessment of
water quality fluctuations, the detection of water
quality trends and assist in the development of
management strategies to prevent deterioration in
groundwater quality.
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