Water Quality in the Daly River - A multi-disciplinary management approach

D. Wilson, P. Cook, L. Hutley, S. J. Tickell and P. Jolly
Department of Natural Resources the Environment and the Arts

The aim of this project was to predict the effects of land clearing on groundwater recharge to the Oolloo aquifer and therefore to spring flows in the Daly River. The current work attempted to understand the physical processes related to recharge. This will provide further scientific basis for the development of land and water management practices and assist in preventing adverse impacts on the ecosystems sustained by spring flows into the Daly River.

This is a summary report, listing the main findings, limitations, and results of the National Action Plan for Salinity and Water Quality.