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Location map of Unincorporated Area - Ravenswood

Groundwater Management Unit: Unincorporated Area - Ravenswood

Introduction

Management Context:

The Ravenswood UA is not a major priority. There are no priority issues for groundwater management within the UA.

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: There are no priority issues for this UA.

Comments on Management Responses

2020 Management Response:

There is no forecast use for the Ravenswood UA for the year 2020. Current abstraction has not been quantified which makes predicting future abstraction estimates unavailable.

2050 Management Response:

There is no forecast use for the Ravenswood UA for the year 2050. Current abstraction has not been quantified which makes predicting future abstraction estimates unavailable.

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

Assessment of monitoring in Unincorporated Area - Ravenswood

Efficacy of the network:

The Ravenswood UA contains no formal monitoring network.

Data management requirements:

Queensland groundwater monitoring data, both water level and water quality, is stored within the Groundwater Database (GWDB) system. The new GWDB 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 licence 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 Ravenswood UA is limited. The groundwater resources are not heavily exploited. Subsequently, the resource is under no immediate threat that would require protective management plans.

Options for monitoring:

Management of the Ravenswood UA is limited. The groundwater resources are not heavily exploited. Subsequently, the resource is under no threat that would require input from National or State agencies.

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: 

The sustainable yield has not been assessed for the Ravenswood UA.

Sustainable yield:

ML/yr

Threshold year for sustainable year:

no data 

Abstraction Volume 1996/1997:

no data ML 

Current Resource development categorisation:

 

Estimated Use in 2020

Comment:

 

Estimated use in 2020:

no data ML 

% change from 1996/1997:

no data 

Resource development categorisation:

 

Estimated in 2050

Comment:

 

Estimated use in 2050:

no data ML 

% change from 1996/1997:

no data 

Resource development categorisation:

 

What assumptions were used in this assessment

Development Potential:

The Ravenswood UA consists of several groundwater resources that are being utilised to much less than their full potential. The bore yields that are achievable are generally below 5 l/s and consequently any groundwater development would be limited to stock and domestic supplies.

Estimate of Use:

It is estimated that the demand for groundwater supplies in the Ravenswood UA will remain at levels similar to current levels with groundwater resources predicted to be able to meet water demands. The bore yields that are achievable are generally below 5 l/s and consequently any development potential would be limited to stock and domestic supplies.

Data Availability,Gaps and Recommendations

Data Availablility:

Available data is very limited for the Ravenswood UA particularly with regards to groundwater monitoring. There is no formal monitoring network within the GMU.

Current Gaps and Recommendations:

Data Gaps: The Ravenswood UA has a limited amount of data available. Data gaps exist with regards to groundwater levels; assessment of aquifer properties and the quantification of the resource; groundwater quality; and groundwater abstraction. There is no formal monitoring network within the UA.

Recommendations: The Ravenswood UA is not a major priority. There are no recommendations for groundwater management within the UA.

Future Gaps:

The Ravenswood UA is not a major priority. Although gaps exist in data with regards to recent groundwater levels; assessment of aquifer properties and the quantification of the resource; groundwater quality; and groundwater abstraction, it is not a priority to establish any monitoring to assess these issues.

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