Risk Assessment Applications in Groundwater Management: the Macleay Sands coastal aquifer in NSW

Staltari, P; Punthakey, J; Milne-Home, WA

Risk Assessment Applications in Groundwater Management: the Macleay Sands coastal aquifer in NSW

Staltari, P Punthakey, J Milne-Home, WA

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Publisher:: IAH NSW Branch
Publication Type:: Conference Proceeding
Citation:: NSW IAH Symposium 2011 - Hydrogeology in NSW - the Challenge of Uncertainty, 2011, pp. 172 - 178
Issue Date:: 2011-01

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dc.contributor.author	Staltari, P	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Punthakey, J	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Milne-Home, WA	en_US
dc.contributor.editor	McLean, W	en_US
dc.contributor.editor	Milne-Home, WA	en_US
dc.date	2011-09-05	en_US
dc.date.issued	2011-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	NSW IAH Symposium 2011 - Hydrogeology in NSW - the Challenge of Uncertainty, 2011, pp. 172 - 178	en_US
dc.identifier.isbn	1-876073-03-9	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/31286
dc.description.abstract	A risk management strategy for the groundwater industry, including a three tiered risk assessment tool, is proposed. The proposed risk management framework utilises a set of risk criteria and analyses risks to produce a risk ranking and assess management options to reduce the risk. The outcome of the assessment is the basis for a comprehensive study into groundwater management options and their associated activities. The tiered approach to risk management allows the user to adapt to all levels of study required, ensuring that risks are captured, analysed and transparent from early stages of planning through to in-depth management of existing resources. The proposed risk management framework is a formal decision making tool for assessment of groundwater management options. The method is transparent, easy to follow and standardises the decision making process for management of groundwater resources. The merits of a risk management approach to the sustainable management of coastal groundwater resources are demonstrated using a case study of the Macleay Sands aquifer on the mid-north coast of NSW. The scope of risk assessment included: security of groundwater supplies for coastal communities; seawater intrusion; urban development and water quality, and the sustainability of groundwater dependent ecosystems (GDE's). Risk management was examined with the three tiered assessment tool and SEAW AT modelling. The risk analyses have identified that climate risk has the argest overall risk ranking for the Macleay Sands aquifer.	en_US
dc.publisher	IAH NSW Branch	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	NSW IAH Symposium 2011 - Hydrogeology in NSW - the Challenge of Uncertainty	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	NSW IAH Symposium	en_US
dc.title	Risk Assessment Applications in Groundwater Management: the Macleay Sands coastal aquifer in NSW	en_US
dc.type	Conference Proceeding
utslib.location	NSW, Australia	en_US
utslib.location.activity	Dockside, Sydney, Australia	en_US
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utslib.for	0905 Civil Engineering	en_US
dc.location.activity	Dockside, Sydney, Australia
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology
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Abstract:

A risk management strategy for the groundwater industry, including a three tiered risk assessment tool, is proposed. The proposed risk management framework utilises a set of risk criteria and analyses risks to produce a risk ranking and assess management options to reduce the risk. The outcome of the assessment is the basis for a comprehensive study into groundwater management options and their associated activities. The tiered approach to risk management allows the user to adapt to all levels of study required, ensuring that risks are captured, analysed and transparent from early stages of planning through to in-depth management of existing resources. The proposed risk management framework is a formal decision making tool for assessment of groundwater management options. The method is transparent, easy to follow and standardises the decision making process for management of groundwater resources. The merits of a risk management approach to the sustainable management of coastal groundwater resources are demonstrated using a case study of the Macleay Sands aquifer on the mid-north coast of NSW. The scope of risk assessment included: security of groundwater supplies for coastal communities; seawater intrusion; urban development and water quality, and the sustainability of groundwater dependent ecosystems (GDE's). Risk management was examined with the three tiered assessment tool and SEAW AT modelling. The risk analyses have identified that climate risk has the argest overall risk ranking for the Macleay Sands aquifer.

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