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Location map of Stanley River

Groundwater Management Unit: Stanley River

Introduction

Management Context:

The Stanley River GMU is a non-active Department of Natural Resources area. There are no strategies to introduce management or develop the resource.

Priority issues

Declining Water Levels

 NO

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

Comment: The Stanley River GMU is a non-active Department of Natural Resources area and has no strategies to introduce management or develop the resource. No priority issues are reported.

Comments on Management Responses

2020 Management Response:

The current management of the groundwater resource of the GMU is considered adequate with no changes foreseen by 2020. It is an area of low priority for groundwater management and is not expected to change over this time frame. Increased Departmental activity is not being considered.

2050 Management Response:

Unless unforeseen development occurs in the area, no significant changes in groundwater management activities are envisaged by 2050.

See QLD Water Resources Assessment 2000 Technical Report for a review of management responses.

Assessment of monitoring in Stanley River

Efficacy of the network:

Water levels were recorded on a quarterly basis between 1967 and 1988 with no sampling in 1981 and 1982. Limited water quality monitoring data exists for 14 bores between 1961 and 1987. The Stanley River groundwater management unit is also without groundwater licensing, allocation and metered use. No monitoring bores were proposed for continued monitoring in the Stanley River GMU in the 1997 review of Queenslands monitoring network.

Data management requirements:

There are no new data management requirements reported for the Stanley River GMU.

Protective management:

No protective management requirements are considered necessary for the Stanley River GMU.

Options for monitoring:

If there was interest in monitoring and developing the groundwater resource of the Stanley River GMU, data gaps to be addressed would pertain mainly to the monitoring network. Reinstatement of the original monitoring network would require checking for condition and functionality.

See QLD Water Resources Assessment 2000 Technical Report for a review of monitoring.

What is the estimated demand for groundwater?

Sustainable Yield

Comment about sustainable yield figure: 

An annual sustainable yield of 9700 Ml was calculated for the Stanley River GMU by bulk assessment. Evaluation was based on the average water level, seasonal variations, aquifer area and storage coefficient.

Sustainable yield:

ML/yr

Threshold year for sustainable year:

2,100 

Abstraction Volume 1996/1997:

2,500 ML 

Current Resource development categorisation:

 

Estimated Use in 2020

Comment:

 

Estimated use in 2020:

2,500 ML 

% change from 1996/1997:

0 

Resource development categorisation:

 

Estimated in 2050

Comment:

 

Estimated use in 2050:

2,500 ML 

% change from 1996/1997:

0 

Resource development categorisation:

 

What assumptions were used in this assessment

Development Potential:

The Stanley River GMU is an area of low concern and development potential. Groundwater in the GMU is being used at a low level and is not considered to be a threat to the system. There are no plans to further develop the resource and no monitoring network exists in the GMU.

Estimate of Use:

A maximum of 9700 Ml/yr for use is unlikely to be reached by the years 2020 and 2050 based upon the the GMUs development potential and level of resource management.

Data Availability,Gaps and Recommendations

Data Availablility:

Water level monitoring was conducted between 1967 and early 1988 excluding the years 1981 and 1982. Limited water quality data exists for 14 bores within the GMU from 1961 to 1987. No metered use data is available for the Stanley River GMU.

Current Gaps and Recommendations:

Data Gaps: No abstraction data is available for the Stanley River groundwater management unit. Water level and quality monitoring ceased in 1988 and there is currently no monitoring network to measure future groundwater level or quality.

Recommendations: No further monitoring in the GMU is required as assesment of the resource is complete.

Future Gaps:

No data needs or gaps are reported for the Stanley River GMU.

Further information

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