One Basin CRC – Opportunities and challenges identifying, sourcing and treating brackish groundwater
The One Basin Cooperative Research Centre (One Basin CRC) is investigating the feasibility of desalinating brackish groundwater for agriculture in the Murray-Darling Basin. This project seeks to improve understanding of the potential use of brackish water within the Murray-Darling Basin. There is ~80,000GL of brackish water in aquifers in the basin and ~2000 GL that can be sustainably extracted per annum.
Arguably, brackish groundwater has a significant role to play due to plausible factors such as future reduction in surface water flows, a continued shifts towards high-value crops and ongoing technological developments. However, there has been relatively little investment in understanding potential opportunities and challenges associated with this water source from economic, social and environmental viewpoints. To learn more about the project read more>
A demonstration site on a working almond orchard near Loxton is now up and running and site visits are available by booking here>
