Connected Waters Initiative Research Centre 2014

CWI - Connected Waters Initiative Research Centre Annual Report 2014

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The Centre acknowledges the support and assistance of various funding bodies, donors and industry partners involved in our research projects including the Australian Research Council, the National Water Commission and the Cotton Research and Development Corporation.

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<4> CONNECTED WATERS RESEARCH ANNUAL REPORT 2014

The Connected Waters Initiative Research Centre (CWI) is UNSW’s Groundwater Research Centre.

Dr Helen Rutlidge at her poster

at the 2014 Goldschmidt

conference in Sacramento (US)

(A. Baker)

CONNECTED WATERS RESEARCH ANNUAL REPORT 2014 <5>

The Connected Waters Initi-ative Research Centre (CWI) is UNSW’s Groundwater Research Centre. The CWI is a cross-faculty research group, with staff based in the Schools of Civil and Environmental Engineering; Biological, Earth and Envi-ronmental Sciences; Mining Engineering; the Mark Wain-wright Analytical Centre, and UNSW Law. As a cross-fac-ulty centre, the CWI rotates between presiding faculties.

During 2014 the Centre presided in the Science Faculty.

2014 saw the end of an era with the conclusion of funding in June from the ARC / National Water Commission co-funded centre for excellence, the National Centre for Groundwater Research and Training (NCGRT). In 2014 we remained at full staffing capacity, and we focused on the submission of re-search papers and delivering conference presentations on our NCGRT funded research. PhD researchers which have been part-funded by the NCGRT will continue to graduate over the next two-years.

Funding for the national groundwater infrastructure program was continued throughout 2014. It is funded from the Federal Government NCRIS program, and is managed by the CWI. These long term monitoring sites in four states monitor a range of environmental parameters relevant to groundwater, including river and groundwater levels and automatic weather stations, as well as a range of state-of-art analytical facilities, mostly hosted at UNSW. Within NSW, research infrastructure is concentrated at the UNSW Wellington and Fowlers Gap Field Stations and in the Namoi Valley.

As 2014 came to an end, the CWI team were focussing on increasing the portfolio of Category 1 and 2 funding. Dr Martin Andersen secured a $700,000 grant as part of a consortium to inform the Office of Water Science on ecohydrological respons-es to coal seam gas extraction and coal mining. Andy Baker, Wendy Timms and colleagues commissioned a new ARC LIEF funded isotope mass spectrometry facility.

CWI members continue to be engaged with the development of government guidelines and policy. In 2014 Associate Prof. Bryce Kelly contributed to the reports on specific CSG related issues for the NSW Office of the Chief Scientist & Engineer.

In 2014 our research was well represented at the International Association of Hydrogeologists (IAH) Annual Congress in Mar-rakech. The CWI team was also well represented at the world’s largest geoscience conference, the American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting in San Francisco. The CWI team was also present at the Goldsmith conference in Sacramento (US). At the EGU conference in Vienna (Austria) Dr Gabriel Rau and Dr Mark Cuthbert presented talks and convened a session on surface water groundwater interactions. CWI staff also partic-ipated in the 4th International Conference on Water Manage-ment in Mining in Chile and finally at home in Australia at the Australian Earth Science Convention (AESC) in Newcastle.

In 2014 Dr Cameron Holley received the prestigious Interna-tional Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Academy of Environmental Law Junior Scholarship Award for his contribu-tion to environmental law scholarship.

CWI promoted several media releases in 2014. Some of these including: Dr Mark Cuthbert promoting his latest paper on how early human evolution may have been dependent on ground-water resources in Uniken; an ABC story on the CWI experi-mentation at Wellington Caves to measure surface-groundwater connectivity by tracking movement of applied water between the ground surface and the caves; and finally the promotion of a study by Dr Mark Cuthbert and co-workers, also at Wellington Caves, on the process of in-cave evaporative cooling and how this may affect the interpretations of past climate reconstruc-tions from stalagmites.

In 2014 the CWI said farewell to postdoctoral researchers Steve Bouzalakos, Hoori Ajami, Alessandro Comunian and Sanjeev Jha. These include new post graduate and research associate staff Katie Coleborn, Eliza Wells, Calvin Li and Scott Cook joined the team, and new affiliate staff includes Stephan Eberhard, Dar-ren Sinclair, Mark Cuthbert and Catherine Jex. Dr Gabriel Rau became faculty, with a fixed-term position in the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering. In 2015 we look forward to the arrival of ARC Future Fellow Denis O’Carroll, who will undertake research into nanoparticle transport and fate in groundwater, based in Civil and Environmental Engineering. You can read about the centre at www.connectedwaters.unsw.edu.au

Centre Director’s Introduction

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Key Performance Indicators for the CWI as detailed in our 2012-2017 Business Plan are to: • Keep UNSW at the forefront of groundwater research in

Australia.

• Raise UNSW profile by successfully maintaining long-term groundwater monitoring sites.

• Increase staffing capacity in groundwater at UNSW, especially by attracting high quality PhD students, international post-doctoral researchers and international

collaborators.

Summary of CWI goals & performance

ARC Future Fellow Denis O’Carroll (M. Andersen)


In 2015, the major goals for CWI are:• To increase the portfolio of research grants, including

category 1 and 2 funding from the Government.

• To successfully maintain the NCRIS Groundwater Infrastructure program with funding from the Federal Government.

• Continued to use the Wellington Field Training facility, including undergraduate field teaching in Engineering.

• To support the development of centre staff early career researchers and professional staff.

• To increase the number of new PhD students.

• To support the development of centre staff, especially the development of NCGRT early career researchers and professional staff.

With respect to these indicators, in 2014 the CWI team: • Co-authored one book, published five scholarly book

chapters, 52 journal articles, 52 conference presentations, 4 technical reports and made one submission.

• Attracted and supported a successful ARC Future Fellow Denis O’Carroll who is to commence in 2015.

• Supported international collaborators including Mark Cuthbert (EU Marie Curie fellowship).

• Successfully met NCGRT Key Performance Indicator targets.

• Maintained full NCGRT staffing.

• Continued using the Wellington Field Training facility for undergraduate student training.

• Successfully managed and operated the NCRIS Groundwater Infrastructure Program.

• CWI Successfully secured Cat 1 and Cat 2 funding: An ARC-LIEF grant for a coupled high temperature elemental analyser - gas chromatograph - mass spectrometer for climate, water and ecological research. An Office of Water Science grant to inform the assessment of ecohydrological responses to coal seam gas extraction and coal mining.

• Enrolled three new PhD students Eliza Wells, Calvin Li and

Scott Cook.


Media releasesCWI promoted numerous media stories and events in 2014, as outlined below:

• 18 January: Bryce Kelly launched a study to assess the

extent of hydraulic connectivity between aquifers used for

gas production from within the Walloon Coal Measures and

aquifers used by farmers in the Condamine Catchment in

South-East Queensland.

• 30 January: An ABC 7 pm News story reporting on the CWI

experimentation at Wellington Caves to measure surface-

groundwater connectivity by tracking movement of applied

water between the ground surface and the caves.

• 3 February: Dr Gabriel Rau and co-authors review heat

tracing as a technique for quantifying groundwater in

the prestigious journal Earth-Science Reviews. The work

combines a synthesis of recent advances in this rapidly

growing research field with current understanding of

how heat travels through porous materials obtained from

several different disciplines, such as engineering and earth

sciences.

• 29 April: The CWI website reported on the March NCGRT-

ACSMP organised workshop: “Aquitards, aquifers and

mining workshop” chaired by Dr Wendy Timms and held at

the School of Mining Engineering (UNSW).

• 11 June: The UNSW press office promotes a study in

Scientific Reports by Dr Mark Cuthbert and co-workers, also

at Wellington Caves, on the process of in-cave evaporative

cooling and how this may affect the interpretations of past

climate reconstructions from stalagmites.

• 22 July: CWI announced the International award for

academic Dr Cameron Holley who was awarded the Junior

Scholar Award from the International Union for Conservation

of Nature (IUCN) Academy of Environmental Law in Spain.

• 11 September: The UNSW press office put out a press

release about the PLOS ONE paper by Dr Mark Cuthbert

on how Dr Mark Cuthbert promoted his latest paper on

how early human evolution may have been dependent on

groundwater resources in the UNSW monthly news outlet

Uniken.

• 7 October: The CWI website announced that Dr Martin

Andersen and Prof Andy Baker represented CWI at the

National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy

(NCRIS) showcase event at Parliament House in Canberra,

on the 30th September.

• 16 December: Dr Hoori Ajami promoted the publication of

her new method that increases the efficiency of modelling

surface water - groundwater interactions. The method

work by reducing the spin-up time of surface water -

groundwater models by reducing the computational burden

of the spin-up procedure by using a combination of model

simulations and an empirical depth-to-water table function.

For further detail see: http://www.connectedwaters.unsw.edu.au/news-media-0/news

Middle Creek groundwater sampling - Calvin Li and Mark Cuthbert

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Significant managerial or personnel changes

Through 2014 the CWI management team consisted of Andy Baker (Director) and Martin Andersen (Associate Director), with the support of Tony Woo (Manager) who departed on the 31st of December. Throughout 2014, the presiding faculty was Science.

By the end of 2014 the Connected Waters Initiative Re-search Centre had the following staff make up (funding source in brackets):

Director

Professor Andy Baker (BEES)

Associate Director

Senior Lecturer Martin Andersen (CVEN)

Academics

Prof Ian Acworth (CVEN), Dr Cameron Holley (LAW), A/Prof. Bryce Kelly (BEES), Dr Wendy Timms (MINE) and Dr Gabriel Rau (CVEN).

Post-doctoral Researchers

Dr. Helen Rutlidge, Dr. Hamid Roshan, Dr Richard Crane, Dr. Alessandro Comunian*, Dr. Sanjeev Jha*, Dr. Mark Cuthbert*, Dr. Hoori Ajami*, Dr. Gabriel Rau*, Dr. Cathe-rine Jex*, Dr. Ander Guinea*, Dr. Steve Bouzalakos*, Dr Esmaeilabadi Ershadi*

* post-doctoral researcher that completed in 2014

Research Assistant

Katie Coleborn

Professional Staff

Mark Whelan, Dayna McGeeney, Evan Jensen

Centre Affiliates

Dr. Dioni Cendón, Janice Gray, Assoc. Prof. Stuart Khan, Dr. Karina Meredith, Dr. Andrew McCallum, Stephan Eberhard*, Darren Sinclair*, Mark Cuthbert* and Cathe-rine Jex*.

* Affiliates that joined the centre in 2014

Record of dates and attendance of management and advisory committee11th Management Board Meeting, 21st May 2014, CWI

Prof. Andy Baker (Director CWI), Prof Graham Davies, Prof Merlin Crossley, Prof. Stephen Foster, A/Prof David Cohen, Prof Bruce Hebblewhite, Dr Bill Peirson. Apologies: Dr Martin Andersen (Associate Director, CWI)

28th of August CWI Annual retreat Marriott Sydney Harbour Circular Quay

CWI members, external advisory board and invited guests

12th Management Board Meeting, 20th October 2014, CWI

Prof. Andy Baker (Director CWI); Dr. Martin Anders-en (Associate Director, CWI); Prof Graham Davies; Prof Merlin Crossley; A/Prof David Cohen; Dr. Wendy Timms (for Prof Paul Hagan); Dr Bill Peirson; Prof Steve Foster

Directors End-of-2014 Report, 12th January 2015 (Meeting in correspondence in place of a Manage-ment Board Meeting)

Staff & meetings

Group discussions on the CWI Annual Research Retreat 28th of August (M. Andersen)


Teaching and research supervision carried out by the Centre on behalf of academic units.

Centre staff employed by the Schools of CVEN, BEES, MINE and UNSW Law and Mark Wainwright Analytical Centre con-tributed the following UNSW teaching in 2014:

GEOS1111 Fundamentals of GeologyGEOS1211 Environmental Earth Science GEOS2291 Ground and Surface Water CVEN3501 Water Resources Engineering CVEN3702 Solid WasteGEOS3761 Quaternary Environments CVEN4503 Groundwater Resource Investigation CVEN4703 Advanced Water Quality GEOS6733 Environmental GeophysicsCVEN9630 Groundwater HydrologyCVEN9884 Environmental Engineering Science 1 CVEN9885 Environmental Engineering Science 2 MINE1010 Mineral resources engineeringMINE3220 Resource estimationMINE3430 Mining systems MINE3910 Socio-environmental aspects of mining MINE8760 Mine geology and geophysicsMINE8850 Mine design and feasibility MINE8910 Mine water and waste managementLAWS3361 Environmental Law JURD7361 Environmental LawLAWS8068 Environmental Law in Australia

Finalised PhD Theses in 2014

None

Ongoing PhD Theses

Castilla, Juan R. Novel approaches to groundwater manage-ment using complex systems science and agent-based mod-els. Supervisors Mariethoz, Andersen (CVEN) and Kelly (BEES)

Cook, Scott. New approaches to characterisation of aquitard properties and processes in alluvial groundwater systems. Supervisors Timms (MINE) and Kelly (BEES)

Cuadrado-Quesada, Gabriela. Groundwater Governance: Par-ticipation, Accountability and Sustainability. Supervisor Holley (LAW)

David, Katarina. Characterisation of low permeability strata in the Sydney Basin. Supervisors Timms, Mitra (MINE) and Baker (BEES)

Graham, Peter. Dissolved Organic Carbon in Groundwater. Supervisors Baker (BEES) and Andersen (CVEN)

Halloran, Landon. Investigation of Surface Water – Groundwa-ter Interactions in Ephemeral Streams Using Heat as a Tracer. Supervisors Andersen, Rau and Roshan (CVEN)

TeachingHocking, Mark. Assessing the Impact of Coal Seam Gas Developments in the Condamine Catchment. Supervisor Kelly (BEES) and Beverly (ext.).

Keshavarzi, Mohammedreza. Geochemical and geophysical investigations of carbonate hydrogeology, SE Australia. Super-visors Baker and Kelly (BEES)

Li, Calvin. Spatial and Temporal Importance of Diffuse and Stream Recharge in Semi-arid Environments. Supervisors An-dersen (CVEN), Kelly (BEES) and Rau (CVEN)

Markowska, Monika. Speleothem records of past climate and groundwater recharge in SE Australia Supervisors Baker (BEES), Treble (ANSTO) and Andersen (CVEN)

Mahmud, Kashif. Geological Texture Synthesis by Conditional Image Quilting. Supervisors Mariethoz and Baker (BEES)

Peterson, Mark. Interpreting fractured rock aquifers and groundwater residence time using radioisotopes. Supervisors Andersen (CVEN) and Cendon (ANSTO)

Tadros, Carol. Geochemical signatures of past climate varaia-bility in speleothems from Yarrangobilly Caves. Supervisors Baker (BEES) and Treble (ANSTO)

Wells, Eliza. A multi-scale investigation into groundwater hydrochemical processes on Rottnest Island using isotopic and accelerator-based techniques. Supervisors Baker (BEES), Andersen (CVEN), Meredith (ANSTO) and Post (Flinders Uni-versity)

Zainuddin, Nur S. Sources and mobility of arsenic in alluvial river sediments. Supervisors Andersen (CVEN) and Baker (BEES)

Master Theses

De Castro, Corinna (2014) Groundwater Modelling Study of Sutton Forest Sand Quarry Project. Supervisors Tammetta (ex-ternal), and Kelly (BEES)

Martin, Patrick (2014) Can litigation successfully compel action on climate change in Australia? Supervisor Holley (LAW)

Honours Theses

Booth, Kurt (2014) Modelling of Water and Heat Transport in Fractured Rock. Supervisors Roshan and Andersen (CVEN)

Grbich, Nicholas (2014) The effects of land use on DOC in Groundwater and its role in the carbon cycle. Supervisors Baker (BEES) and Andersen (CVEN)

Gunatunge, Sahani (2014) Using Heat as a Tracer to Quantify Water Infiltration for Managed Aquifer Recharge. Supervisors Rau and Andersen (CVEN)


Howley, Ellen (2014) Lignin degradation in a coastal ground-water aquifer: a useful tracer? Supervisors Andersen (CVEN) and Baker (BEES)

Jesse, Josh (2014) A Fractal Analysis of the Walloon Coal Measures and the Implications for Hydraulic Connectivity. Su-pervisor Kelly (BEES)

Ireland, Ross (2014). Saturation-strength relationships in strata overlying drained coal seams: development and applications of Hifreq tomography of pore space moisture. Supervisor Timms (MINE)

Iverach, Charlotte (2014) Assessing Hydraulic Connectivity Between Unconventional Gas Developments and Adjacent Aq-uifers Using Methane Isotopes, Dissolved Organic Carbon and Tritium. Supervisors Kelly (BEES) and Cendon (ANSTO)

Kurzter, Kelsea (2014) Development of a rainfall runoff model to facilitate the development of an appropriate dewatering strat-egy for an underground mine. Supervisor Timms (MINE)

Lee, Justin (Yin) (2014) Hydrocarbon Migration Insights for the North Perth Basin from a Structural Reconstruction. Supervisor Kelly (BEES)

Li, Dan (2014), Dissolved and free gases in groundwater sys-tems associated with longwall mining. Supervisors Timms and Bouzalakos (MINE)

Lombardo, Michael (2014) Paleoenvironment Reinterpreta-tion of the Birkhead Formation. Supervisors Kelly and Palmer (BEES)

McDonough, Liza (2014) Cave-air CO2 and CH

4 concentrations

and isotopic compositions in a semi-arid karst environment (Wellington Caves, N.S.W.). Supervisor Kelly (BEES)

Martel, Lucienne (2014) A Geochemical Assessment of Hy-draulic Connectivity between the Walloon Coal Measures, Great Artesian Basin, and Condamine Alluvium. Supervisors Kelly (BEES) and Cendon (ANSTO)

Pate, Gary (2014) Integrated Modelling of a Leachate Plume Under Fractured Rock Conditions. Supervisors Baker and Kelly (BEES)

Tonkin, Claire (2014), Hydrogeological character of faults of the Southern Coalfields. Supervisor Timms (MINE)

Vrcelj, Filip (2014) Heat as a tracer in determining groundwa-ter flow through glass beads. Supervisors Rau and Andersen (CVEN)

Yijian, Tang (2014), Assessing the integrity of an aquitard located on the Cattle Lane Liverpool Plains. Supervisors Timms (MINE) and Crane (CVEN)

Zhang, Si (2014). Optimising engineering design of seepage barriers for open pit mines. Supervisor Timms (MINE)

PhD recruitment

Postgraduate recruitment through the UNSW International Scholarship Scheme was steady in 2014, with an APA and Cotton CRDC scholarship top-up awarded to Calvin Li; an APA scholarship awarded to Eliza Wells and Scott Cook on a Geo-science Australia Scholarship.

Landon Halloran at Hat Head (M. Andersen)


Research Highlights

4th year students at Wellington Research Station

(M. Andersen)


Our research in 2014 focused on finalising research under the National Centre for Groundwater Research and Training and a portfolio of new research grants.

National Centre for Groundwater Research & Training

Within the Australian Research Council and National Water Commission co-funded Centre for Excellence for Groundwater Research and Training (NCGRT), we maintained full staffing capacity throughout to the end of ARC/NWC funding for the centre on the 30th of June 2014. The NCGRT provided approx-imately $6.9M funding for the training of Honours, PhD and post-doctoral researchers from 2009 to 2014. CWI has pro-duced a large volume of research and outreach outputs and achieved all its key performance indicators during its lifespan. The UNSW-NCGRT team, all based in the CWI, published many high quality papers in international peer-reviewed journals in 2014 from research funded in the NCGRT (see publication list below) and in fact publications based on work in the Centre is still expected to be published in 2015 and beyond.

In addition to the published papers, numerous presentations of research findings were given at the International Association of Hydrogeologists Congress in Marrakech, Morocco, the Ameri-can Geophysical Union Fall Meeting in San Francisco, the Gold-schmidt conference in Sacramento (US), the Australian Earth Science Convention (AESC) in Newcastle and other internation-al conferences.

For further information see:

http://www.connectedwaters.unsw.edu.au/news-media-0/newshttp://www.connectedwaters.unsw.edu.au/news/2015/01/unsw-groundwater-research-american-geophysical-union-fall-meeting-2014

NCGRT

CWI has produced a large volume of research and outreach outputs and achieved all its key performance indicators during its lifespan


http://www.connectedwaters.unsw.edu.au/news/2015/01/unsw-groundwater-research-american-geophysical-union-fall-meeting-2014




NCRISThe federal National Collaborative Infrastructure Scheme (NCRIS)

The Connected Waters Initiative Research Centre manages the National Collaborative Infrastructure Scheme (NCRIS) Ground-water Infrastructure program, supported by partners at Flinders University, Monash University and the Australia National University. NCRIS provides sustainable and effectively targeted investment in world-class national-scale research infrastructure. It is Australia’s leading edge research infrastructure network which provides the equipment and expertise to enable Aus-tralian researchers to do world class research, and Australia’s industries to increase their productivity through new products and processes. Further details about NCRIS can be found at: https://education.gov.au/national-collaborative-research-infra-structure-strategy-ncris

By 2014 the NCRIS Groundwater Infrastructure sites were all installed, instrumented and fully operational and live data was

streaming back to the NCRIS data website (http://groundwater.anu.edu.au/) from the telemetered sites. Only minor repair and development work was still taking place at a few sites.

In May 2014 the NCRIS Groundwater Infrastructure project at the Fowlers Gap Arid Zone Research Station near Broken Hill was officially launched. UNSW holds a lease in perpetuity on the property and it is an important site for teaching as well as research. Daily rainfall on the property has been continuously monitored for more than 30 years, providing a unique, long-term record of high density rainfall monitoring in a dry region. Now, the Fowlers Gap site is monitored using the Telstra 3G network. The 18 manual gauges have been replaced with tip-ping-bucket gauges linked to a data transmission network that makes it possible to view the daily data from the farm office or remotely via the web. Besides the rain gauges the monitoring

DVC (Research) Les Field and UNSW delegation inspecting the new NCRIS infrastructure at Fowler’s Gap at the official launch on May 9th (A. Baker)

https://education.gov.au/national-collaborative-research-infrastructure-strategy-ncris

https://education.gov.au/national-collaborative-research-infrastructure-strategy-ncris

http://groundwater.anu.edu.au/

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project, which was developed by CWI Professor Ian Acworth, the Gary Johnston Professor of Water Management, also involves a network of observation bores, climate stations and surface water weirs. Fowlers Gap is the only research station in the arid zone of NSW. University staff in attendance at the opening included Emeritus Professor Terry Dawson, UNSW (kangaroos); Professor Ian Acworth, UNSW (water); Professor Andy Baker, UNSW (water); Associate Professor Simon Griffiths, Macquarie University (birds), Dr Steve McLeod, NSW Depart-ment of Industry and Investment (kangaroos).

Throughout most of 2014 Visiting Marie Curie Fellow Dr Mark Cuthbert from Birmingham University, UK was conducting research on the Mountain Front Hydrological Observatory (MFHO) in the Maules Creek catchment in northern NSW. Mark’s research aims at a better understanding of the inter-actions between surface water and groundwater in a semi-ar-id region where ephemeral streams are the main source of groundwater recharge. The timing, rates and climate conditions which control the amount of recharge in these types of envi-ronments are notoriously hard to estimate and there are only a small number of field sites around the world which enable the hydrology of such systems to be studied in such detail. It is hoped that the data from the Maules Creek MFHO will enable better estimates to be made of how groundwater resources are renewed and how climate change might affect water availability in an already water-stressed area. Much of the infrastructure is telemetered and the data can be viewed online at NCRIS data webpage.

Dr Martin Andersen (picture) and Prof Andy Baker represented the NCRIS

Groundwater Infrastructure Program at the NCRIS showcase event at

Parliament House, Canberra, on the 30th September 2014 (A. Baker)


Dr Catherine Jex (M. Andersen)

ARC Projects


Work commenced on the ARC Linkage Project looking at the impact of fire on karst hydrogeology in July, with the arrival of Research Associate Katie Coleborn. In 2014 the project fo-cused on baseline monitoring before control burns planned at two sites with our NSW OEH colleagues, as well as the analysis of data collected at wildfire sites in southwest Western Aus-tralia. The project is supporting several honours students, and has already yielded one submitted paper and a conference presentation at the AGU Fall meeting.

The ARC DP10 Discovery Grant investigating lipid and lignin phenol biomarkers for karst processes concluded in 2014, with postdoctoral researcher Dr Catherine Jex leaving in May to start a new life in Denmark. Dr Jex retains an affiliate status with CWI, and presented the final lipid membrane project results at the AGU Fall Meeting in December. CVEN honours re-searcher Ellen Howley presented the results of her groundwa-ter lignin research. Publications from this project have targeted Organic Geochemistry and further are anticipated through to 2016. Research highlights included the establishment of the lignin phenol methodology at UNSW, and the generation of lipid GDGT and TEX86 biomarker data from soils from region-al cave sites. Extensive fieldwork and associated laboratory analyses focused on the Yarrangobilly site within the Snowy Mountains.

The ARC LIEF grant to procure an isotope ratio mass spec-trometer with high temperature elemental analyser and gas chromatograph has resulted in the procurement of a Thermo DeltaV – GC – HTEA system. This was delivered to the Mark Wainwright Analytical Centre (MWAC) on 30th October and commissioned in November. The instrument is likely to see most use in the analysis of carbon and nitrogen isotopes in organic materials, with extensive interest already from colleagues in the Centre for Ecosystem Science (CES)

Cameron Holley on fieldwork near the MacIntyre

River in the Border Rivers region (C. Holley)

Also in 2014 Cameron Holley com-menced his ARC Discovery Early Career Research Project ‘Revitalising Collaborative Water Governance: Lessons from Water Planning in Aus-tralia’. Cameron’s research is trying to answer the questions: What are the best ways to collaboratively govern wa-

ter use? Can community engagement in water governance be reinvigorated? Will it be possible to learn from the failures and successes of surface and groundwater planning to develop more effective, efficient and equitable collaborative governance approaches? And what are the implications of collaborative water governance for regulation and markets? Cameron’s DE-CRA project is answering these questions through his empirical research into collaborative water planning. 2014 was the first year of the three-year project, and involved Cameron complet-ing a substantial portion of his literature review and fieldwork to take a ‘hard’ look at collaborative water governance initiatives in practice. While the project is still in the early stages of its analysis, 2014 saw him publish a paper exploring the possibility of a new collaborative water governance policy option for Aus-tralia (Cameron Holley and Darren Sinclair, ‘Collaborative Water Governance and Audited Self Management: A New Water Pol-icy Option for Australia?’ (2014) 17(2) Australasian Journal of Natural Resources Law and Policy) and deliver a presentation in Glasgow Scotland on crafting collaborative governance sys-tems (ECPR General Conference 2014, 3-6 September 2014). 2014 also saw Cameron receive the prestigious International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Academy of Environ-mental Law Junior Scholarship Award for his contribution to environmental law scholarship. Cameron received the award in Spain at the Twelfth Annual IUCN Academy of Environmental Law Colloquium. For further see http://www.connectedwaters.unsw.edu.au/news/2014/07/international-award-cwi-academic

The new LIEF funded GC-HTEA-IRMS housed at UNSW’s MWAC (A. Baker)

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http://www.connectedwaters.unsw.edu.au/news/2014/07/international-award-cwi-academic


OTHER GRANTS

Cotton Research and Development Corporation Projects

Coal seam gas production well Surat Basin south east Queensland (B. Kelly)

Baselining groundwater chemistry and assessing the potential impacts of coal seam gas (CSG) production in the Condamine Catchment, Qld.

Funded by the Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC). In 2014 Associate Professor Bryce Kelly led research on assessing the potential impacts of CSG production in the Surat Basin on the overlying Condamine River Alluvial Aquifer (CRAA), which is used to supply water for irrigated agriculture. This study consisted of three components: groundwater sam-pling and chemical analyses, a continuous mobile survey of the concentration of methane in the atmosphere, and modelling of historical groundwater hydrograph data.

Dr Dioni Cendon (ANSTO and CWI affiliate) coordinated the groundwater chemical sampling and analyses of 30 irrigation and Qld Government groundwater monitoring boreholes. The main objectives were to provide an assessment of groundwater residence times (groundwater dating), to provide baseline iso-topic and hydrogeochemical data, and to provide an interpreta-tion of hydro-geochemical conditions within the CRAA. Hon-ours students Charlotte Iverach and Lucienne Martel gained extensive sampling experience over the 18 day field campaign.

To fingerprint sources of methane in the landscape, Bryce Kelly and Charlotte Iverach, in association with Royal Holloway, University of London, staff Dr Dave Lowry, Dr Rebecca Fisher, Dr James France and Prof. Euan Nisbet, undertook one of the largest mobile methane surveys done to date in Australia. They surveyed the concentration of methane in the atmosphere in urban settings (Sydney and country towns), adjacent to open-cut coalmines in the Hunter Valley, near CSG developments in the Pilliga and Condamine regions, and in agricultural districts.

Sampling an irrigation bore in the Condamine Catchment (Charlotte Iverach,

Lucienne Martel, Dioni Cendon and Stuart Hankin) (B. Kelly)

Key findings from the surveying are that fugitive emissions of methane associated with CSG production is less than expected (compared to findings in the USA), and that significant methane is offgassing from the co-produced water holding reservoirs. The isotopic signature of the methane plume associated with the co-produced water holding reservoir provides a reference for comparison with methane measured in the irrigation bore water, and assists with attributing the methane in the ground-water as being derived from either microbiological processes in the aquifer or due to the upwards migration of gas from the underlining coal measures.

Mark Hocking, as part of his PhD research, has used a novel impulse response method (Menyanthes) to model groundwater level fluctuations to predict recharge in the Condamine Catch-ment. This work has been submitted to the Journal of Hydrolo-gy. Mark has established different recharge rates under native vegetation, dryland farming and irrigated agricultural regions. The recharge estimates under different landscape settings will help constrain future catchment water balance models, which will examine the impacts of both CSG and irrigation extractions on the sustainable use of groundwater use from the CRAA.

The results of the above projects have been presented to the irrigation community in the Condamine Catchment, and to staff from Qld Office of Groundwater Impact Assessment (OGIA), NSW Office of the Chief Scientist & Engineer and the NSW EPA Office of Coal Seam Gas.

For further information see:

http://www.connectedwaters.unsw.edu.au/news/2014/01/study-assess-water-connectivity-condamine

Funded by the Cotton Research and Development Corporation




Right: Calvin Li in the field dipping groundwater monitoring wells

(M. Andersen)

Spatial and temporal importance of diffuse and stream recharge in semi-arid environments: implications for integrated water management (Cotton RDC - scholarship top-up and operating costs).

The scholarship was awarded to Calvin Li. The project aims to quantify aquifer recovery via stream recharge during the transition from drought to a wetter (La Niña) period using NCRIS groundwater infrastructure and publicly available mon-itoring data. It will also assess the importance of groundwater recharge via streams relative to diffuse recharge through the general land surface by developing numerical groundwater and surface water transect models for quantifying groundwater recharge pathways during various climatic and management scenarios. The results will provide groundwater managers with improved data to inform science based policy.

Continuous measurements of methane in the atmosphere adjacent to CSG

production wells & a co-produced water holding reservoir in the Surat Basin, Qld


Office of Water Science (Commonwealth Department of the Environment)Research to inform the assessment of ecohydrological responses to coal seam gas extraction and coal mining

Towards the end of 2014 the Office of Water Science commis-sioned a multidisciplinary consortium, led by Griffith University and including the CWI at University of New South Wales, Edith Cowan University, Subterranean Ecology Pty Ltd and Yorb Pty Ltd, to carry out a research program in 2015-2016 focused on “ecology research to address critical priorities concerning ecohydrological responses to coal seam gas extraction and coal mining”.

This project involves an integrated programme of research that addresses key elements within each of four major compo-nents: 1) Ecohydrology of groundwater dependent terrestrial vegetation; 2) Ecological values of baseflow and surface wa-ter-groundwater connectivity regimes in non-perennial streams; 3) Hydrogeochemistry, biogeochemical processes and links to the hyporheos/stygofauna; and 4) Composition and resilience of Great Artesian Basin spring communities. Component 3 is led by Dr Martin Andersen at UNSW.

EU Marie Curie (Dr Cuthbert)Dr Mark Cuthbert completed the Australian part of his out-going EU Marie Curie fellowship in 2014. Mark Cuthbert has been instrumental in setting up the Mountain Front Hydrolog-ic Observatory (MFHO) as part of the NCRIS Groundwater Infrastructure in the Maules Creek Catchment. The MFHO is designed to enable a better understanding of the interactions between surface water and groundwater in a semi-arid region where ephemeral streams are the main source of groundwater recharge. Mark has now collected data on a couple of larger flow events from the MFHO. These results will be written up in several journal papers during Mark’s last EU Marie Curie year at Birmingham University. During Marks time at UNSW he also managed to find time to collaborate with other CWI staff on experiments at Wellington Caves and produced two noteworthy papers in Earth and Planetary Science Letters and Scientific Reports (Nature Publishing). He also published an article on groundwater and human evolution, published in PLOS ONE, featured in Uniken.

Edwina Davidson and Mark Cuthbert inspecting the ephemeral Middle Creek

at the MFHO


IAEA Coordinated Research Project (CRP) – Environmental isotopes to assess groundwater impacts on surface water quality

A joint team from UNSW and Monash University are the official Australian representatives for the IAEA Coordinated Research Project (CRP) entitled “Environmental isotopes to assess groundwater impacts on surface water quality”. This interna-tional coordinated research project under the guidance of the international Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) was set up with “the objective is to obtain an improved and quantitative understand-ing of how groundwater directly influences the water quality of our river and surface water systems. The CRP is testing proven and novel stable and radiogenic isotopic approaches to assess and map groundwater and surface water connectivity, evaluate the impacts of groundwater discharge on river water flow and quality, and help inform current riverine management models. The CRP is encouraging interdisciplinary nuclear technol-ogy transfer, with the aim to develop diagnostic stable and radiogenic isotopic tools that can be applied in UN Member States for the purposes of solving surface water quality issues involving rivers and streams where groundwater impacts are a factor.” In 2014, Dr Martin Andersen went to the 2nd annual CPR meeting at IAEA in Vienna. Martin got chosen to chair the 4 day meeting and present the meeting conclusions to the IAEA Hydrology section.

NSW Government - RAAP Groundwater Infrastructure and Regulation

This project examines the challenges of monitoring and regu-lating groundwater use. Fieldwork has commenced with water users and regulators. A report to NSW government has been produced on Water Efficiency and Incentive Based Systems, along with one peer reviewed article that identifies barriers to water user support for improved monitoring and makes recom-mendations to enhance their buy-in.

Collecting drip water for isotope analysis (M. Andersen)

Martin Andersen and Cathedral Cave chemistry laboratory


G@GPS Groundwater@GlobalPaleoclimatic Signals

General scientific achievements: The project went through its third year gaining momentum with generic intercontinental cor-relation objectives now on track. The yearly continental focus for 2014 changed from South America to China. This allowed a better use of G@GPS resources and training on a critical new technique for groundwater residence time determinations “age” (81Kr). New basins were incorporated into our network such as the Leizhou Peninsula aquifers (China) and coastal aquifers of SE Bangladesh

Oceania: Intercomparison of groundwater paleoclimatic proxy results at continental scale show parallelisms in coastal areas of SE-Australia with increasing wetter conditions after the Last Glacial Maximum and a peak in wet conditions and recharge between 10 to 7 ka with a progressive drying since 7 ka. How-ever, inland gw data sets have a really subtle response with not much correlation between age and recharge. Detailed work is being carried out in in SW-Australia. The distinctive climatic differences between south-north are also reflected in the gw records but not enough data sets area available from the north of Australia to allow a better description of groundwater re-charge and establish links between the south and north during the Quaternary. Sydney Basin: All results recently analysed in the Sydney basin have been published (Cendón et al. 2014) with more data to be organised for publication. Recent 36Cl/Cl analysis done in 2014 show groundwater ages in the centre of the Sydney Basin that could be close to ~1 Ma but paleocliam-tic implications are complicated by important gas production in underlying Permian formations. Westernport coastal aquifer (Victoria): Following publication of results in 2013 new sam-ples were collected in 2014 and have been analysed. The new

samples are trying to better understand links between seawater level fluctuations and groundwater. We have identified isolated seawater, probably emplaced during higher sea levels. All this information is at present prepared for submission of a MSc thesis that is also being organised for publication. The West Canning Basin (Pilbara): A report was finalised for this portion of the second largest sedimentary basin in Australia. There is an increase of residence times from the recharge areas to the coast with results showing maximum residence times (14C) of up to 20 ka in the more isolated portions of the basin. The water stable isotopes show enrichment along the flow but this has not been linked yet to climatic variables in the area. The isotopic rainout effects and the variability of monsoonal fronts, responsible for effective recharge, maybe too large to produce any time related trends that could be linked to temperature var-iations. We´re exploring 36Cl/Cl and other water-rock interaction processes along the flow path. The main part of the report will be prepared for publication during 2015.

Global intercontinental correlations: The main objective of the project, interpret links between palaeoclimate archives and palaeogroundwater observations at continental and interconti-nental scales, is well underway with one key paper published (Kuss and Gurdak, 2014) showing links between relatively modern groundwater, recharge and climatic fluctuations at USA scale. Two other papers are being drafted at present that will be covering longer time scales and all continents as well as summarise data in the studied basis within the project.

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Left: Dr Matthew Currell (RMIT, Melbourne) and Dr Yuta Shimizu (at the back in green) from the National Agriculture and Food Research Organization, Japan discuss water sampling with a group of students from Sun Yat-sen University (Guangzhou) in a field site in Leizhou Peninsula (SW- China) during the 2014 G@GPS training Centre: Prof. Shui-Ming Hu from the University of Science and Technology (Hefei, China) and his PhD student check the workings of their portable noble gases separation unit for analysis of 81Kr and 85Kr in a deep well from Zhanjiang (SW-China) 2014 G@GPS training Right: Dr Dioni Cendón checks parameters while sampling with a low-flow ANSTO in-house system in Leizhou Peninsula (SW- China) while Prof. Jianyao Chen locates the next well (background)

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Selected Publication Highlights in 2014Accelerated assessment of leakage through low-permeable rock strata

swell phenomena which may alter the resultant K value. Vertical hydraulic conductivity (K

v) results from CP testing of core from

the sites in the same clayey silt formation varied (10-7 to 10-9 m/s, n = 14) but higher than 1g column permeameter tests of adjacent core using deionized water (10-9 to 10-11 m/s, n = 7). Results at one site were similar to in situ K

v values (3×10-9 ms-1)

from pore pressure responses within a 30 m clayey sequence in a homogenous area of the formation. Results demonstrate the utility of centrifuge testing for measuring minimum K values that can contribute to assessments of geological formations at large scale. ments

Timms W.A.; Crane R; Anderson D.J.; Bouzalakos S; Whelan M; McGeeney D; Rahman P.F.; Guinea A; Acworth R.I., (2014), Vertical hydraulic conductivity of a clayey-silt aquitard: accelerated fluid flow in a centrifuge permeameter compared with in situ conditions, Hydrology and Earth System Sciences Discussions, 11(3), 3155 – 3212.

Evaluating the possibility of leakage through low permeability geological strata is critically important for sustainable water supplies, extraction of fuels from strata such as coal beds, and confinement of waste within the earth. Characterizing low or negligible flow rates and transport of solutes can require impractically long periods of field or laboratory testing, but is necessary for evaluations over regional areas and over multi-decadal timescales. The current work reports a custom designed centrifuge permeameter (CP) system, which can provide relatively rapid and reliable hydraulic conductivity (K) measurement compared to column permeameter tests at standard gravity (1g).

The CP module is designed to fit within a standard 2 m diameter, geotechnical centrifuge with a capacity for sample dimensions of 30 to 100 mm diameter and 30 to 200 mm in length. At maximum RPM the resultant centrifugal force is equivalent to 550g at base of sample or a total stress of ~2 MPa. Formation fluids were used as influent to limit any shrink-

Permeability results from the centrifuge permeameter assessments

Selected Publication Highlights in 2014 Accelerated assessment of leakage through low‐permeable rock strata

Evaluating the possibility of leakage through low permeability geological strata is critically important for sustainable water supplies, extraction of fuels from strata such as coal beds, and confinement of waste within the earth. Characterizing low or negligible flow rates and transport of solutes can require impractically long periods of field or laboratory testing, but is necessary for evaluations over regional areas and over multi-decadal timescales. The current work reports a custom designed centrifuge permeameter (CP) system, which can provide relatively rapid and reliable hydraulic conductivity (K) measurement compared to column permeameter tests at standard gravity (1g).

The CP module is designed to fit within a standard 2 m diameter, geotechnical centrifuge with a capacity for sample dimensions of 30 to 100 mm diameter and 30 to 200 mm in length. At maximum RPM the resultant centrifugal force is equivalent to 550g at base of sample or a total stress of ~2 MPa. Formation fluids were used as influent to limit any shrink-swell phenomena which may alter the resultant K value. Vertical hydraulic conductivity (Kv) results from CP testing of core from the sites in the same clayey silt formation varied (10-7 to 10-9 m/s, n = 14) but higher than 1g column permeameter tests of adjacent core using deionized water (10-9 to 10-11 m/s, n = 7). Results at one site were similar to in situ Kv values (3×10-9 ms-1) from pore pressure responses within a 30 m clayey sequence in a homogenous area of the formation. Results demonstrate the utility of centrifuge testing for measuring minimum K values that can contribute to assessments of geological formations at large scale.

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Caption: Permeability results from the centrifuge permeameter assessments

Timms W.A.; Crane R; Anderson D.J.; Bouzalakos S; Whelan M; McGeeney D; Rahman P.F.; Guinea A; Acworth R.I., (2014), Vertical hydraulic conductivity of a clayey‐silt aquitard: accelerated fluid flow in a centrifuge permeameter compared with in situ conditions, Hydrology and Earth System Sciences Discussions, 11(3), 3155 – 3212.

Drip water isotopes in semi‐arid karst: implications for speleothem paleoclimatology


(M. Andersen)


Drip water isotopes in semi-arid karst: implications for speleothem paleoclimatology

This paper reports the results of the first multi-year monitoring and modelling study of the isotopic composition of infiltration waters in a semi-arid karst terrane. The research was funded by NCRIS Groundwater Infrastructure, the NCGRT and an EU Marie Curie Fellowship.

High temporal resolution infiltration rate monitoring was com-bined with monthly isotope drip water and rainfall sampling at Cathedral Cave, Wellington, NSW. Drip water discharge to the cave was shown to occur irregularly, and only after occasional long duration and high volume rainfall events, where the soil moisture deficit and evapotranspiration is overcome. All drip waters had a water isotopic composition that is heavier than the weighted mean annual precipitation, some fall along the local meteoric water line, others trend towards an evaporation water line.

In the paper, we demonstrated that the evaporation of unsatu-rated zone water, as well as the time between infiltration events, are the dominant processes that determine infiltration water isotopic composition. In particular, we demonstrate that the evaporation is coming from water in the subsurface limestone, in addition to evaporation from the soil. Our research highlights the potential significant of sub-surface evaporation, and a method of identifying that it has occurred through the altered infiltration water isotopic composition. The research is relevant to all water limited environments, and has implications for the interpretation of both groundwater and speleothem water iso-

tope records from arid and semi-arid regions.

Cuthbert, M. O., A. Baker, C. N. Jex, P. W. Graham, P. C. Treble, M. S. Andersen and R. Ian Acworth (2014). “Drip water isotopes in semi-arid karst: Implications for speleothem paleoclimatology.” Earth and Planetary Science Letters 395: 194-204.

Wellington Caves research. Left and centre: drip loggers and isotope sample collection devices aligned underneath stalactites (A. Baker)

Right: Dr Mark Cuthbert (middle) with co-workers and co-authors Dr Helen Rutlidge (bottom) and Dr Gabriel Rau (top) (M. Andersen)


High temporal resolution infiltration rate monitoring was combined with monthly isotope drip water and rainfall sampling at Cathedral Cave, Wellington, NSW. Drip water discharge to the cave was shown to occur irregularly, and only after occasional long duration and high volume rainfall events, where the soil moisture deficit and evapotranspiration is overcome. All drip waters had a water isotopic composition that is heavier than the weighted mean annual precipitation, some fall along the local meteoric water line, others trend towards an evaporation water line.

In the paper, we demonstrated that the evaporation of unsaturated zone water, as well as the time between infiltration events, are the dominant processes that determine infiltration water isotopic composition. In particular, we demonstrate that the evaporation is coming from water in the subsurface limestone, in addition to evaporation from the soil. Our research highlights the potential significant of sub-surface evaporation, and a method of identifying that it has occurred through the altered infiltration water isotopic composition. The research is relevant to all water limited environments, and has implications for the interpretation of both groundwater and speleothem water isotope records from arid and semi-arid regions.

Caption: Wellington Caves research. Left: drip loggers and right isotope sample collection devices aligned underneath stalactites. A. Baker.


High temporal resolution infiltration rate monitoring was combined with monthly isotope drip water and rainfall sampling at Cathedral Cave, Wellington, NSW. Drip water discharge to the cave was shown to occur irregularly, and only after occasional long duration and high volume rainfall events, where the soil moisture deficit and evapotranspiration is overcome. All drip waters had a water isotopic composition that is heavier than the weighted mean annual precipitation, some fall along the local meteoric water line, others trend towards an evaporation water line.

In the paper, we demonstrated that the evaporation of unsaturated zone water, as well as the time between infiltration events, are the dominant processes that determine infiltration water isotopic composition. In particular, we demonstrate that the evaporation is coming from water in the subsurface limestone, in addition to evaporation from the soil. Our research highlights the potential significant of sub-surface evaporation, and a method of identifying that it has occurred through the altered infiltration water isotopic composition. The research is relevant to all water limited environments, and has implications for the interpretation of both groundwater and speleothem water isotope records from arid and semi-arid regions.

Caption: Wellington Caves research. Left: drip loggers and right isotope sample collection devices aligned underneath stalactites. A. Baker.

Caption: Drip-log records from selected sites in Wellington Caves from 2010-2015 showing major storm and flow events.

Caption: Drip-log records from selected sites in Wellington Caves from 2010-2015 showing major storm and flow events.

Drip-log records from selected sites in Wellington

Caves (Cathedral Cave South Passage) from 2010-

2015 showing major storm and flow events

Hive of activity down below (M. Andersen)


Finance

In-kind contributions including academic/other salaries, infrastructure and resources provided to the centreAcademic salaries are contributed by the Schools of BEES, CVEN, MINE and LAW; related infrastructure and resources including offices, website hosting and administration support are provided by BEES and CVEN, the latter including a base at the Water Research Laboratory, Manly Vale. The School of Mining Engineering supports Mark Whelan’s continuing position.

Monika, Helen and Cath (M. Andersen)


Publications

BooksCoble, P., J. Lead, A. Baker*, D. Reynolds and R. G. M. Spencer (2014). Aquatic Organic Matter Fluorescence. Cambridge, UK, Cambridge University Press.

Book ChaptersBaker*, A., M. S. Andersen*, R. K. Henderson, C. E. Marjo, N. S. Zainuddin*, P. W. Graham* and H. Rutlidge* (2014). Investigation of Pollution in Rivers and Groundwater by Fluorescence. Encyclopedia of Analytical Chemistry, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd: 1-14.

Baker*, A., R. S. Gabor, D. W. McKnight and M. P. Miller (2014). Fluorescence indices and their interpretation. Aquatic Organic Matter Fluorescence. New York, Cambridge University Press: 303-338.

Baker*, A., R. G. M. Spencer, P. G. Coble, J. R. Lead and D. M. Reynolds (2014). Aquatic organic matter fluorescence. Aquatic organic matter fluorescence. New York, Cambridge University Press: 75-124.

Gray* J (2014) ‘Frack Off! Law, policy, social resistance, coal seam gas mining and the Earth Charter, in Westra L and Vilela M, (eds) The Earth Charter, Ecological Integrity and Social Movements, Routledge Earth Scan, Oxon and New York, pp 129-147.

Jakeman, A. Kelly, R. Ticehurst, J. Blakers, R. Croke, B. Curtis, A. Fu, B. Sawah, S.E. Gardner, A. Guillaume, J. Hartley, M. Holley*,

C. Hutchings, P. Pannell, D. Ross, A. Sharp, E. Sinclair*, D. Wilson, A. (2014), Modelling for Managing the Complex Issue of Catchment-Scale Surface and Groundwater Allocation in Obaidat, M.S.; Filipe, J.; Kacprzyk, J.; Pina, N. (eds.) Simulation and Modeling Methodologies, Technologies and Applications. Springer, 2014

Journal articlesAjami*, H., J. P. Evans, M. F. McCabe and S. Stisen (2014). “Technical Note: Reducing the spin-up time of integrated surface water–groundwater models.” Hydrology and Earth System Sciences 18(12): 5169-5179.

Ajami*, H., M. F. McCabe, J. P. Evans and S. Stisen (2014). “Assessing the impact of model spin-up on surface water-groundwater interactions using an integrated hydrologic model.” Water Resources Research 50(3): 2636-2656.

Atkinson, A. P., I. Cartwright, B. S. Gilfedder, D. I. Cendón*, N. P. Unland and H. Hofmann (2014). “Using 14C and 3H to understand groundwater flow and recharge in an aquifer window.” Hydrology and Earth System Sciences Discussions 11(6): 5953-5989.

Blyth, A. J., C. N. Jex*, A. Baker*, S. J. Khan and S. Schouten (2014). “Contrasting distributions of glycerol dialkyl glycerol tetraethers (GDGTs) in speleothems and associated soils.” Organic Geochemistry 69(C): 1-10.

Carstea, E. M., A. Baker*, M. Bieroza, D. M. Reynolds and J. Bridgeman (2014). “Characterisation of dissolved organic matter fluorescence properties by PARAFAC analysis and thermal quenching.” Water Research 61(C): 152-161.

Castilla-Rho*, J. C., G. Mariethoz, B. F. J. Kelly* and M. S. Andersen* (2014). “Stochastic reconstruction of paleovalley bedrock morphology from sparse datasets.” Environmental Modelling & Software 53(C): 35-52.

Cendón*, D. I., S. I. Hankin, J. P. Williams, M. Van der Ley, M. Peterson*, C. E. Hughes, K. Meredith*, I. T. Graham, S. E. Hollins, V. Levchenko and R. Chisari (2014). “Groundwater residence time in a dissected and weathered sandstone plateau: Kulnura–Mangrove Mountain aquifer, NSW, Australia.” Australian Journal of Earth Sciences 61(3): 475-499.

Cendon Sevilla*, D. I., F. Ortí, A. Pérez-López, J. García-Veigas, L. Rosell, and F. Pérez-Valera (2014). “Sulfate isotope compositions (δ34S, δ18O) and strontium isotopic ratios (87Sr/86Sr) of Triassic evaporites in the Betic cordillera (SE Spain).” Revista de la Sociedad Geológica de España 27(1): 79-89.

Comunian*, A., S. K. Jha*, B. M. S. Giambastiani, G. Mariethoz and B. F. J. Kelly* (2014). “Training Images from Process-Imitating Methods.” Mathematical Geosciences 46(2): 241-260.

PhD Landon Halloran and TO Evan Jensen planing fieldwork at Hat Head NSW

Finance

PhD Landon Halloran and TO Evan Jensen planing fieldwork at Hat Head NSW

(M. Andersen)

Monika, Helen and Cath (M. Andersen)


Cuadrado-Quesada*, G. (2014), “Groundwater governance and spatial planning challenges: examining sustainability and participation on the ground” Water International 39(6): 798-812

Cuthbert*, M. O. (2014). “Straight thinking about groundwater recession.” Water Resources Research 50(3): 2407-2424.

Cuthbert*, M. O. and G. M. Ashley (2014). “A Spring Forward for Hominin Evolution in East Africa.” PLOS ONE 9(9): e107358-e107358.

Cuthbert*, M. O., A. Baker*, C. N. Jex*, P. W. Graham*, P. C. Treble, M. S. Andersen* and R. Ian Acworth* (2014). “Drip water isotopes in semi-arid karst: Implications for speleothem paleoclimatology.” Earth and Planetary Science Letters 395(C): 194-204.

Cuthbert*, M. O., G. C. Rau*, M. S. Andersen*, H. Roshan*, H. Rutlidge*, C. E. Marjo, M. Markowska*, C. N. Jex*, P. W. Graham*, G. Mariethoz, R. I. Acworth* and A. Baker* (2014). “Evaporative cooling of speleothem drip water.” Scientific Reports 4 (Article number: 5162).

Eberhard*, S. M., G. B. Smith, M. M. Gibian, H. M. Smith and M. R. Gray (2014). “Invertebrate Cave Fauna of Jenolan.” Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 136: 35-67.

Gray*, J., J. Williams, P. Hagare, A. Lopes and S. Sankaran (2014). “Lessons Learnt from Educating University Students through a Trans-Disciplinary Project for Sustainable Sanitation Using a Systems Approach and Problem-Based Learning.” Systems 2(3): 243-272.

Halse, S. A., M. D. Scanlon, J. S. Cocking, H. J. Barron, J. B. Richardson and S. M. Eberhard* (2014). “Pilbara stygofauna: deep groundwater of an arid landscape contains globally significant radiation of biodiversity.” Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement Supplement 78: 443-483.

Handley-Sidhu, S., J. A. Hriljac, M. O. Cuthbert*, J. C. Renshaw, R. A. D. Pattrick, J. M. Charnock, B. Stolpe, J. R. Lead, S. Baker and L. E. Macaskie (2014). “Bacterially Produced Calcium Phosphate Nanobiominerals: Sorption Capacity, Site Preferences, and Stability of Captured Radionuclides.” Environmental Science & Technology 48(12): 6891-6898.

Holley*, C. and Sinclair*, D. (2014), “Collaborative Water Governance and Audited Self Management: A New Water Policy Option for Australia?” Australasian Journal of Natural Resources Law and Policy 17(2).

Jex*, C. N., G. H. Pate*, A. J. Blyth, R. G. M. Spencer, P. J. Hernes, S. J. Khan and A. Baker* (2014). “Lignin biogeochemistry: from modern processes to Quaternary archives.” Quaternary Science Reviews 87(C): 46-59.

Jha*, S. K., A. Comunian*, G. Mariethoz and B. F. J. Kelly* (2014). “Parameterization of training images for aquifer 3-D facies modeling integrating geological interpretations and statistical inference.” Water Resources Research 50(10): 7731-7749.

Jung, B., D.M. O’Carroll*, and B.E. Sleep (2014) The influence of humic acid and clay content on the transport of polymer-coated iron nanoparticles through sand, Science of the Total Environment, 496: 155-164.

Karanovic, T., S. Cooper, Eberhard*, S., Guzik, M. (2014). Morphological and molecular study of the genus Nitokra (Crustacea, Copepoda, Harpacticoida) in a small palaeochannel in Western Australia. Organisms Diversity & Evolution 15(1): 65-99.

Kelly*, B. F. J., W. Timms*, T. J. Ralph, B. M. S. Giambastiani, A. Comunian*, A. M. McCallum*, M. S. Andersen*, R. S. Blakers, R. I. Acworth* and A. Baker* (2014). “A reassessment of the Lower Namoi Catchment aquifer architecture and hydraulic connectivity with reference to climate drivers.” Australian Journal of Earth Sciences 61(3): 501-511.

Khan, U., N. K. Tuteja, H. Ajami* and A. Sharma (2014). “An equivalent cross-sectional basis for semidistributed hydrological modeling.” Water Resources Research 50(5): 4395-4415.

King, A. C., M. Raiber, D. I. Cendón*, M. E. Cox and S. E. Hollins (2014). “Identifying flood recharge and inter-aquifer connectivity using multiple isotopes in subtropical Australia.” Hydrology and Earth System Sciences Discussions 11(4): 3711-3756.

Kocur, C., Chowdhury, A., Sakulchiacharoen, N., Boparai, H., Weber, K.P., Sharma, P., Krol, M., Austrins, L., Peace, C., Sleep, B., and O’Carroll*, D.M. (2014) Characterization of nZVI mobility in a field scale test, Environmental Science and Technology, 48(5): 2862-2869.

Krause, S., F. Boano, M. O. Cuthbert*, J. H. Fleckenstein and J. Lewandowski (2014). “Understanding process dynamics at aquifer-surface water interfaces: An introduction to the special section on new modeling approaches and novel experimental technologies.” Water Resources Research 50(2): 1847-1855.

Leong, S., J. Hazelton, R. Taplin, W. Timms* and D. Laurence (2014). “Mine site-level water reporting in the Macquarie and Lachlan catchments: a study of voluntary and mandatory disclosures and their value for community decision-making.” Journal of Cleaner Production 84(C): 94-106.

Li, X., C. Hu, J. Huang, S. Xie and A. Baker* (2014). “A 9000-year carbon isotopic record of acid-soluble organic matter in a stalagmite from Heshang Cave, central China: Paleoclimate implications.” Chemical Geology 388(C): 71-77.

MacFarlane, J. W., S. J. Tesh, R. A. Crane*, K. R. Hallam and T. B. Scott (2014). “Synthesis of nano-composite surfaces via the co-deposition of metallic salts and nano particles.” Materials Science and Engineering: B 182(C): 59-68.

Mahmud*, K., G. Mariethoz, P. Tahmasebi, J. Caers and A. Baker* (2014). “Simulation of Earth textures by conditional image quilting.” Water Resources Research 50(4): 3088-3107.

Mariethoz, G., A. Comunian*, I. Irarrazaval and P. Renard (2014). “Analog-based meandering channel simulation.” Water Resources Research 50(2): 836-854.

McCallum*, A. M., M. S. Andersen* and R. I. Acworth* (2014). “A New Method for Estimating Recharge to Unconfined Aquifers Using Differential River Gauging.” Groundwater 52(2): 291-297.

McCallum*, A. M., M. S. Andersen*, G. C. Rau*, J. R. Larsen and R. I. Acworth* (2014). “River-aquifer interactions in a semiarid environment investigated using point and reach measurements.” Water Resources Research 50(4): 2815-2829.

Molnar, I.L., C. S. Willson, D.M. O’Carroll*, M.L. Rivers and J.I. Gerhard (2014) A Method for Obtaining Silver Nanoparticle Concentrations Within a Porous Media via Synchrotron X-Ray Computed Microtomography, Environmental Science and Technology, 48 (2): 1114-1122.

Mustafa, N., K.G. Mumford, J.I. Gerhard and D.M. O’Carroll* (2014) A Three-Dimensional Numerical Model for Linking Community-wide Risk to Site Remediation, Journal of Contaminant Hydrology, 156: 38-51.

Rau*, G. C., M. S. Andersen*, A. M. McCallum*, H. Roshan* and R. I. Acworth* (2014). “Heat as a tracer to quantify water flow in near-surface sediments.” Earth-Science Reviews 129(C): 40-58.

Roshan*, H., M. O. Cuthbert*, M. S. Andersen* and R. I. Acworth* (2014). “Local thermal non-equilibrium in sediments: Implications for temperature dynamics and the use of heat as a tracer.” Advances in Water Resources 73(C): 176-184.

Roshan*, H. Young, M., Andersen*, M.S., & Acworth*, R.I (2014): Evaluating the Thermal Response of Fiber Optic Distributed Temperature Sensing: A Controlled Laboratory Experiment. Hydrology and Earth Systems Science Discussions 11, 8167-8190.

Rutlidge*, H., A. Baker*, C. E. Marjo, M. S. Andersen*, P. W. Graham*, M. O. Cuthbert*, G. C. Rau*, H. Roshan*, M. Markowska*, G. Mariethoz and C. N. Jex* (2014). “Dripwater organic matter and trace element geochemistry in a semi-arid karst environment: Implications for speleothem paleoclimatology.” Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 135(C): 217-230.

Sofronova, E., C. Holley* and V. Nagarajan (2014). “Environmental Non-Governmental Organizations and Russian Environmental Governance: Accountability, Participation and Collaboration.” Transnational Environmental Law 3(02): 341-371.

Timms*, W. A., R. Crane*, D. J. Anderson, S. Bouzalakos*, M. Whelan*, D. McGeeney*, P. F. Rahman, A. Guinea* and R. I. Acworth* (2014). “Vertical hydraulic conductivity of a clayey-silt aquitard: accelerated fluid flow in a centrifuge permeameter compared with in situ conditions.” Hydrology and Earth System Sciences Discussions 11(3): 3155-3212.

Tobler, D. J., M. O. Cuthbert* and V. R. Phoenix (2014). “Transport of Sporosarcina pasteurii in sandstone and its significance for subsurface engineering technologies.” Applied Geochemistry 42(C): 38-44.

Unland, N. P., I. Cartwright, D. I. Cendón* and R. Chisari (2014). “Residence times and mixing of water in river banks: implications for recharge and groundwater–surface water exchange.” Hydrology and Earth System Sciences 18(12): 5109-5124.


Weber, K., E.J. Petersen, Elijah, S. Bissegger, I. Koch, J. Zhang, K.J. Reimer, L. Rehmann, R. Slawson, R. Legge and D.M. O’Carroll* (2014) Effect of nanoparticles and other emerging environmental contaminants on microbial catabolism: A community-based approach, Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 33(1): 44-51.

Conference Publications – Conference Papers and Abstracts Acworth*, R. I., W. A. Timms* and M. O. Cuthbert* (2014) Confined, or not confined, that is the question. 41st IAH International Congress “Groundwater: Challenges and Strategies”. Marrakech, Morocco.

Adler, L., A. Baker*, P. C. Treble, K. T. Meredith* and J. Hellstrom (2014) A Comparison of oxygen isotope records from radiocarbon dated groundwater and U-Th dated flowstone. 20th International Mass Spectrometry Conference. Geneva, Switzerland.

Adler, L., Treble, P.C., Meredith*, K.T., Baker* A., Cendon*, D.I., Hollins, S., Hellstrom, J. (2014) A Comparison of oxygen isotope records from radiocarbon dated groundwater and U-Th dated flowstone 7th Climate Change: the Karst Record Conference, September, Melbourne.

Andersen*, M.S., O’Carroll*, D., Zainuddin*, N.S., Maric* I., Baker*, A., Crane*, R., Hartland, A., Larsen, J., Rutlidge*, H., 5, Marjo, C.E., & Acworth*, I. (2014): Riparian zone processes and implications for water quality and management of connected water systems – A case example of arsenic geochemistry. Australian Earth Sciences Convention (AESC), 7-10th July, Newcastle NSW, Australia.

Anderson, D. J. and W. Timms* (2014) Vertical Permeability Of Aquitards - Core Tests To Basin Scale Modelling. Australian Earth Sciences Convention (AESC) Newcastle, NSW, Australia.

Baker*, A., R. I. Acworth*, M. S. Andersen*, M. O. Cuthbert*, P. W. Graham*, C. N. Jex*, G. Mariethoz, C. E. Marjo, M. Markowska*, G. Rau*, H. Roshan* and P. C. Treble (2014) Water Oxygen Isotope Systematics from Source to Stalagmites. Goldschmidt. Sacramento, USA.

Bouzalakos*, S., R. Crane*, H. Liu and W. A. Timms* (2014) Geotechnical and modelling studies of low permeability barriers to limit subsurface mine water seepage. 4th International Conference on Water Management in Mining, Vina del Mar, Chile.

Bouzalakos*, S., S. Thapa, A. Abbas and W. A. Timms* (2014) Acid mine water treatment with brucite in ultramafic tailings coupled with CO2 sequestration. 4th International Conference on Water Management in Mining, Vina del Mar, Chile.

Burkett, D., I. Graham*, L. Spencer, P. Lennox and B. F. Kelly* (2014) Geology, Mineralisation and Alteration of the Kulumadau Epithermal Deposit, Woodlark Island, Papua New Guinea. Australian Earth Sciences Convention (AESC). Newcastle, Australia.

Burkett, D., B. F. Kelly*, A. Comunian*, I. Graham* and D. R. Cohen (2014) Imputation of Left Censored Grade Data of the Kulumadau Epithermal Gold Deposit and Implications for Subsequent Multivariate Analysis. Australian Earth Sciences Convention (AESC). Newcastle, Australia.

Castilla Rho*, J. C., G. Mariethoz, R. Rojas, M. S. Andersen* and B. F. J. Kelly* (2014) Simulation Games: The Future of Water Resources Education and Management? AGU Fall Meeting. San Francisco, US.

Castilla Rho*, J. C., G. Mariethoz, R. Rojas, M. S. Andersen*, B. F. J. Kelly* and C. Holley (2014) Triggering cooperation in managed groundwater systems: An agent-based modelling approach. AGU Fall Meeting. San Francisco, US.

Castilla-Rho*, J. C., Gregoire, M., Rojas, R., Andersen*, M.S., & Kelly*, B., (2014): Unravelling complex groundwater management problems using simulation games: An agent-based modelling approach. Australian Earth Sciences Convention (AESC), Newcastle, Australia.

Cendon Sevilla*, D. I., S. Hankin, J. P. Williams and I. Graham (2014) Groundwater modernisation and associated chemical changes in a Hawkesbury Sandstone aquifer (Kulnura–Mangrove Mountain, NSW, Australia). Australian Earth Sciences Convention (AESC), Newcastle, Australia.

Cendon Sevilla*, D. I., S. Kermode, S. Hankin and G. Russell (2014) ‘Age’, recharge rates and connectivity of groundwater in deeper aquifers of the Sydney Basin. Australian Earth Sciences Convention (AESC), Newcastle, Australia.

Coleborn*, K. J., A. Spate, M. Tozer, M. Andersen*, I. J. Fairchild, P. C. Treble, S. Meehan and A. Baker* (2014) Effects of wildfire on long-term soil CO

2 concentration:

Implications for karst processes. AGU Fall Meeting. San Francisco, US.

Crane*, R., M. Cuthbert* and W. Timms* (2014) Modelling saline water intrusion processes in dual porosity media using centrifuge permeameter techniques. Goldschmidt. Sacremento, USA.

Crane*, R., A. Hartland and W. Timms* (2014) Direct measurement of pore water δ 2H and δ18O from drill core samples via H

2O(liquid) –

H2O(vapour) equilibrium laser spectroscopy.

10TH Applied Isotope Geochemistry, Budapest, Hungary.

Cuthbert*, M. O., R. I. Acworth*, M. S. Andersen*, J. R. Larsen, A. M. McCallum*, G. C. Rau* and J. H. Tellam (2014) Understanding three-dimensional stream-aquifer interactions in an ephemeral stream catchment and implications for groundwater recharge estimation. 41st IAH International Congress “Groundwater : Challenges and Strategies”. Marrakech, Morocco.

Cuthbert*, M. O. and G. M. Ashley (2014) A spring forward for human evolution in East Africa? AGU Fall Meeting. San Francisco, US.

David*, K., W. Timms* and A. Baker* (2014) Application of an off axis - integrated cavity output spectrometry for measurement of δ18O and δ2H on rock cores in Sydney sedimentary basin, SE Australia. 41st IAH International Congress “Groundwater: Challenges and Strategies”. Marrakech, Morocco.

David*, K., W. Timms* and A. Baker* (2014) Geophysical, geochemical and stable isotope pore water analysis on sedimentary strata above a longwall mine, Sydney Basin. Geological Society of America. Vancouver, Canada.

David*, K., W. Timms* and R. Mitra (2014) Overview of groundwater responses to longwall coal mining in the Sydney Basin, Australia. Australian Earth Sciences Convention (AESC). Newcastle, NSW, Australia.

Graham*, P. W. and A. Baker* (2014) Organic Carbon Fluxes in a Stressed Groundwater System. Goldschmidt. Sacremento, US.

Hankin, S., D. I. Cendón*, J. P. Williams and I. Graham (2014) Deep meteoric leaching and its implications for groundwater residence time in a dissected Hawkesbury Sandstone plateau (Kulnura-Mangrove Mountain Aquifer, NSW, Australia). Australian Earth Sciences Convention (AESC), Newcastle, Australia.

Hartland, A., Andersen*, M.S., and Hamilton, D.P. (2014) Phosphorus and arsenic distributions in a seasonally-stratified, iron- and manganese-rich lake: microbiological and geochemical controls. NZ Trace Elements Group Conference 30 June - 1 July, Massey University, Wellington, NZ.

Howley*, E. M., C. N. Jex*, M. S. Andersen*, A. Baker*, N. S. Zainuddin*, K. Meredith*, E. Wells*, D. O’Carroll*, J. McDonald, S. Khan, A. J. Blyth and R. G. M. Spencer (2014) Lignin degradation in a coastal groundwater aquifer: A useful tracer ? AGU Fall Meeting. San Francisco, US.

Hughes, CE. Tadros*, C, Hollins, S, Crawford, J, Cendón*, D, Meredith*, K. (2014) Rainfall isotope (3H, δ2H and δ18O) input to groundwater in Australia. Australian Earth Sciences Convention (AESC). Newcastle, Australia.

Iverach*, C. P., D. Lowry, J. France, R. E. Fisher, E. G. Nisbet, A. Baker*, R. I. Acworth*, Z. Loh, S. Day and B. F. Kelly* (2014) The Complexities of Continuous Air Monitoring in Attributing Methane to Sources of Production. Australian Earth Sciences Convention (AESC). Newcastle, Australia.

Jex*, C.N., Blyth, A.J., McDonald, J., Woltering, M., Khan, S.J. and Baker, A*., 2014. Sources and transport of microbial tetraether membrane lipids in Karst Systems. B21E-0081, presented at the AGU Fall Meeting

Keshavarzi*, M., P. Graham*, A. Baker*, B. F. Kelly*, M. Andersen*, G. Rau*, R. I. Acworth* and A. Smithson (2014) Understanding River - Groundwater Interactions in a Karst System, Wellington, NSW. Australian Earth Sciences Convention (AESC). Newcastle, Australia.


Larsen, J., Tran, M., Andersen*, M.S., Hartland, A., Baker*, A., & Mariethoz, G., (2014) Bayesian attribution of uncertainty in isotope hydrograph separation. EGU General Assembly, 27 April – 2 May, Vienna, Austria.

Mahmud*, K., G. Mariethoz, C. T. Pauline and A. Baker* (2014) Lidar Investigation of Infiltration Water Heterogeneity in the Tamala Limestone, Southwest Western Australia. 15-19 December AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco, US.

Mahmud*, K., Mariethoz, G., Baker*, A., and Sharma, A., (2014). Assimilating Hydraulic Conductivity Data Using Multiscale Training Images. 15-19 December, AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco, US.

Maric*, I., M. S. Andersen*, A. Walker* and C. E. Marjo (2014) Groundwater quality in a coastal aquifer – A case study of water quality changes due to the degradation of organic matter. Australian Earth Sciences Convention (AESC).

Markowska*, M., Baker*, A., Andersen*, M.S., Cuthbert*, M., Rau*, G., Jex*, C., Rutlidge*, H., Marjo, C., Roshan*, H., & Treble, P., (2014) Where is the water going: An irrigation experiment using a natural isotopic tracer in karst SE, Australia. EGU General Assembly, 27 April – 2 May, Vienna, Austria.

Markowska*, M., Treble, P., Baker*, A., Andersen*, M. S., Jex*, C. N., Hankin, S., Hellstrom, J., Tadros*, C., & Roach, R. (2014) Drip Hydrology to inform the reconstruction of 1-2 ka speleothems, Harrie Wood Cave, Yarrangobilly. ACCSP-3rd PAGES Aus2k Workshop, 26-27 June, Melbourne, Australia.

Martel*, L., D. Cendon*, S. Hankin, P. Iverach* and B. F. Kelly* (2014) Irrigation Bore Water in the Condamine Catchment: Baselining Groundwater Quality and Assessing Pathways of Hydraulic Connectivity. Australian Earth Sciences Convention (AESC). Newcastle, Australia.

Meredith*, K., Hollins, S., Tomascak, P., Moriguti, T., Frape, S., Nakamura, E. (2014) Using trace element and halide isotopes to understand salinization mechanisms of groundwaters from an arid aquifer. June 14. Goldschmidt, Sacramento, US.

Peterson*, M. A., D. Cendon*, M. S. Andersen*, L. Mokhber Shahin, H. Wong and B. Rowling (2014) Estimating diffusion in heterogeneous groundwater systems using short-lived radio-isotopes and stable isotopes of iodine or bromine. Australian Earth Sciences Convention (AESC), Sustainable Australia, Newcastle, Australia.

Raiber, M., D .I., Cendón*, A. Feitz,, B. Sundaran and A. Suckow (2014) Hydrochemical and isotopic fingerprinting of the Walloon Coal Measures and adjacent aquifers in the Clarence-Moreton and Eastern Surat Basins in southeast Queensland. Irrigation bore water in the Condamine catchment: baselining groundwater quality and assessing pathways of hydraulic connectivity. Australian Earth Sciences Convention (AESC). Newcastle, Australia

Rau*, G. C., J. Frecker*, M. Andersen*, N. Unland, H. Hofmann, B. S. Gilfedder, A. Atkinson, M. Cuthbert*, A. McCallum*, H. Roshan*, I. Cartwright, S. Hollins and I. Acworth* (2014) Combining Radon and heat as tracers to characterise surface water and groundwater exchange pathways. EGU General Assembly. Vienna, Austria.

Roshan*, H., Andersen* and Acworth* (2014) Evaluation of fiber optic distributed temperature sensing in characterization of borehole fractures: a laboratory experiment. EGU General Assembly. Vienna, Austria.

Rutlidge*, H. T., M. S. Andersen*, P. W. Graham*, M. O. Cuthbert*, G. Rau*, H. Roshan*, M. Markowska*, C. Marjo and A. Baker* (2014) Artificial infiltrations informing interpretation of trace element records in speleothems. Climate Change: The Karst Record VII (KR7). University of Melbourne.

Rutlidge*, H. T., M. S. Andersen*, G. C. Rau*, M. O. Cuthbert*, P. W. Graham*, N. P. Unland, H. Hofmann, B. S. Gilfidder, A. Atkinson, I. Cartwright, L. Halloran* and A. Baker* (2014) Use of fluorescence in conjunction with radon activity to monitor groundwater-surface water interactions in a system under stress. Goldschmidt. Sacramento, US.

Schmidt, S. I., M. O. Cuthbert* and M. Schwientek (2014) The microscale is a major driver for subterranean fauna. 22nd International Conference on Subterranean Biology (ICSB). Juriquilla, Mexico.

Sormaz, K., D. Cohen and B. F. Kelly* (2014) Mapping Buried Structures Using In-Situ Measurements of Soil Helium. Australian Earth Sciences Convention (AESC). Newcastle, Australia.

Timms*, W. A., D. J. Anderson and R. I. Acworth* (2014) Accelerated flow through porous media in a centrifuge permeameter. 41st IAH International Congress “Groundwater: Challenges and Strategies”. Marrakech, Morocco.

Timms*, W. A., M. Whelan*, I. Acworth*, D. McGeeney*, S. Bouzalakos*, R. Crane*, J. McCartney and A. Hartland (2014) A novel centrifuge permeameter to characterize flow through low permeability strata. International Congress on Physical Modelling in Geotechnics, Perth, WA, Taylor & Francis Ltd (CRC Press).

Walker*, A., M. S. Andersen* and I. Maric* (2014) Submarine groundwater discharge and its correlation to seagrass meadow distributions in Salamander Bay (Australia). Australian Earth Sciences Convention (AESC). Newcastle, Australia.

Van der Ley, M., D. I. Cendón*, and I. Graham (2014) Groundwater systems in northern Australia – are they suitable for a northern food bowl: evidence from residence times and geochemical analyses of ground and surface waters in the Lawn Hill region, northwest Queensland. Australian Earth Sciences Convention (AESC). Newcastle, Australia.

Yan, J., P. Lennox, B. F. Kelly* and R. Offler (2014) Kinematic Reconstruction of the Hastings Block, Southern New England Orogen. Australian Earth Sciences Convention (AESC). Newcastle, Australia.

Zainuddin*, N. S., M. S. Andersen*, A. Baker*, R. Crane*, D. O’Carroll*, C. E. Marjo and H. Rutlidge* (2014) Arsenic Release and Mobility and its Relation to Organic Source Reactivity and Quality. Australian Earth Sciences Convention (AESC). Newcastle, Australia.

ReportsAcworth*, R. I., W. A. Timms* and T. Bernardi (2014). Hydrogeological Study of the Baldry Site. Manly Vale, NSW, 2093, Water Research Laboratory, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, UNSW Australia. WRL Research Report 235.

Cendon*, D., S. Hankin, S. Hollins, L. Martel and B. F. Kelly* (2014). Hydrochemistry and Isotopes in Groundwater from the Condamine River Alluvium Aquifer (SE-QLD)- Implications for Residence Times and Recharge. Lucas Heights, ANSTO. ANSTO/C-1395: 1-60.

Kelly*, B. F. (2014). Review for the NSW Office of the NSW Chief Scientist and Engineer document titled “Managing environmental and human health risks from CSG activities”. UNSW Australia, UNSW Global. OCSE Contract - J085729.

Meredith*, K., Cendón*, D., Hankin, S., Peterson*, M., Hollins, S. (2014). Assessment of the aquifers in the West Canning Basin-Pardoo – application of isotopic and hydrogeochemical techniques. A report prepared for The Government of Western Australia (WA), Department of Water. January 2014. ANSTO/C-1362. 86 pp.

SubmissionsWaddell, S. K., A. Cornwall and J. Gray* (2014). Submission to House Environment Committee on the impact of ‘green tape’ and issues related to environmental regulation and deregulation, on behalf of National Environmental Law Association. Australia.

OtherAndersen*, M.S. (2014): Isotopes in losing river systems and implications for water quality. IAEA workshop CRP in: Environmental isotopes and age dating methods to assess nitrogen pollution and other water quality issues in rivers. IAEA, 10-13 June. Vienna, Austria.

Markowska*, M., Treble, P.C., Baker*, A., Andersen*, M.S., Tadros*, C.V., Hellstrom, J., Hankin, S., & Roach R., (2014) Drip hydrology monitoring in caves to inform stalagmite palaeoclimate records, Yarrangobilly, NSW. 30th June – 4th July Mildura, NSW.

Bouzalakos*, S. (2014). Workshop on Aquifers, Aquitards and Mining. UNSW.

Bouzalakos*, S. and W. A. Timms* (2014). Stress-dependent geotechnical behaviour of aquitards. Workshop on Aquifers, Aquitards and Mining. University of New South Wales.

Timms*, W. A. (2014) Groundwater resources in relation to CSG production. CSG and risks to water catchments and supply. NSW Chief Scientist.


Groundwater sampling and analysis at Samurai Beach - Anna Bay

Irrigating on top of Cathedral Cave Wellington (M. Andersen)

Back cover: Mark Cuthbert with temperature sensors - Wellington Caves (M. Andersen)

Documents

Connected Waters Initiative Research Centre 2014