1. PROUDLY PRESENTED BY IN ASSOCIATION WITH
GROUNDWATER IN
THE SYDNEY BASIN
SYMPOSIUM
SYDNEY 4-5 AUGUST 2009
CONVENED BY THE NSW BRANCH OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION
OF HYDROGEOLOGISTS, THIS SYMPOSIUM HAS BEEN PROMPTED BY
DROUGHT AND CONFLICTING GROUNDWATER USES. THE FORUM WILL
BRING TOGETHER RECENT INVESTIGATION AND RESEARCH FINDINGS
ON GROUNDWATER IN THE SYDNEY BASIN.
 Mine water  Groundwater  Surface-  Ecohydrology  Dependent
& dewatering resources groundwater & Groundwater Ecosystems
characterisation interaction Salinity
PRINCIPAL SPONSORS: MAJOR SPONSORS:
SUPPORTING SPONSORS: MEDIA SPONSOR:

2. KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
LARRY MCKAY COLIN J. BOOTH
Jones Professor of Hydrogeology, Professor of Hydrogeology, Northern Illinois
Department of Earth and Planetary University, US.
Sciences, University of Tennessee, US. Colin specializes in mining hydrogeology:
Birdsall-Dreiss Lecturer 2008. especially groundwater hydrology of
His research interests are diverse underground coal mining and mine
and include investigations of the subsidence. His current research project
hydrogeologic properties of fractured involves modeling the effects of longwall
clay-rich residuum and glacial till, mining on shallow aquifers. Colin is
fate and transport of industrial and involved in the analysis of groundwater
defense-related contaminants, as well flow systems and their application to
as occurrence/ transport of pathogens groundwater resource evaluation and
and fecal indicators. protection and environmental siting
problems: delineation of recharge and
shallow aquifer systems in rural areas
experiencing rapid urban development.
JOHN B. ROSS
Snr Project Manager, Sydney Catchment
Authority.
John is Principal Hydrogeologist with JERZY JANKOWSKI
Parsons Brinckerhoff – Sydney and Scientific Program Manager,
for or the last four years has been Sydney Catchment Authority.
with Sydney Catchment Authority More than 30 years experience, working
planning their substantial Sydney at various universities and government
Basin groundwater investigation organisations in Australia and overseas –
and borefield development works including the University of NSW as an
program. John has more than 35 years A/Professor of hydrogeology. His
experience in regional groundwater wide research interests include
investigations, water supply studies, hydrogeochemistry, contaminant
groundwater allocation and policy hydrogeology, surface water-groundwater
studies in NSW, Malaysia and Indonesia. interaction, dryland salinisation, fractured
He has also worked on large industrial, aquifer systems and lake hydrodynamics.
mining, water infrastructure projects, Current research includes assessment
contaminated site investigations, of longwall mining impacts on water
remediation projects, and specialist resources in the Southern Coalfield
research studies. of NSW.

3. DAY 1 TUESDAY 4 AUG 2009
TIME AUTHOR & PAPER
8:30 REGISTRAION
9:00 OPENING
9:30  PROFESSOR COLIN BOOTH – Illinois University, USA
10:20 COFFEE BREAK
MINE WATER & DEWATERING
10:50  DUNDON, P.
An integrated hydro-geotechnical modelling approach to predicting the impacts of subsidence above longwall coal mines on
groundwater and surface water flows in the Hunter Valley.
11:10  MERRICK, N.
Comparative modelling of longwall mining effects using Standard-MODFLOW and MODFLOW-Surfact.
11:30  DAVID,K. + BRYANT,N. + JOHNSON, A.
A need for groundwater assessment for coal seam methane exploration testing.
11:50  MADDEN, A. + MERRICK, N.
Extent of longwall mining influence on deep groundwater, Southern Coalfield, NSW, Australia.
12:10  KWANTES, E. + ROSS, J. + MCLEAN, W.
Groundwater and water balance estimates for the Sydney LPG cavern.
12:30 LUNCH
1:30  JOHN ROSS – Sydney Catchment Authority, NSW
Developing sandstone groundwater resources for urban water supply across the Sydney Basin.
STREAM 1 STREAM 2
GROUND RESOURCE CHARACTERISATION ECOHYDROLOGY & GROUNDWATER DEPENDENT ECOSYSTEMS
2:30  WEBB, E. + ROSS, J. + MCLEAN, W. + SAFLIAN, K. 2:30  HOSE, G. + LATEGAN, M.
The Lapstone Structural Comples and hydrogeological Stygofauna of fractured rock aquifers in the Sydney
implications – Leonay and Wallacia drilling programs. regions.
2:50  MCLEAN, W. + ROSS, J. 2:50  PARRA, G. – Assessment of dewatering impact on
Hydrochemistry of the Hawkesbury Sandstone aquifers. groundwater dependent ecosystems at Raymond Terrace,
Newcastle.
3:10 COFFEE BREAK
3:10 COFFEE BREAK
3:40  MICHAEL WILLIAMS –
Department Of Water & Energy, NSW 3:40  EAMUS, D. + YUNUSA, I. + ZEPPEL, M. +
Assessment of sustainable limits for the Greater MACINNIS-NG, C. + WHITLEY, R. + TAYLOR, D.
Metropolitan Region Groundwater Sources. Assessment of sustainable limits for the Greater
Metropolitan Region Groundwater Sources.
4:00  GREEN, R. + RUSSELL, G. + WILLIAMS, R. +
GATES, G. – A revised appraisal of groundwater 4:00  HANCOCK, P.
in the Blue Mountains and Richmond area. The dynamics of groundwater invertebrate communities in
alluvial aquifers during and following drought.
4:20  RUSSELL, G. + GATES, G.
A groundwater resource assessment of the Triassic rocks SALINITY
of the Sydney basin.
4:20  MACDONALD, B. + YATES, G. + WHITE, I.
4:40  SEROV, P. – Identification and Management of Understanding surface and groundwater interactions and its
Groundwater Dependent Ecosystems for the Sydney relationship with salinity dynamics in the Wollombi Brook,
Metropolitan Water Sharing Plan and across NSW. Upper Hunter catchment, NSW, Australia.
5:00 CLOSE OF DAY. DRINKS & NETWORKING 4:40 CLOSE OF DAY. DRINKS & NETWORKING
NOTE: This agenda is subject to last minute changes.

4. DAY 2 WEDNESDAY 5 AUG 2009
TIME AUTHOR & PAPER
9:00  PROFESSOR LARRY MCKAY – Birdsall-Dreiss Lecturer 2008, University of Tennessee, USA
9:50 POSTER SESSION
10:00 COFFEE BREAK
STREAM 1 STREAM 2
GROUND RESOURCE CHARACTERISATION SALINITY
10:30  ROSS, J. + CAROSONE, F. 10:30  MCNALLY, G. – Soil and groundwater salinity in the
Water level trends in fractured Hawesbury Sandstone Wianamatta shales of western Sydney.
aquifers in the Kangaloon area, Southern Highlands, NSW. 10:50  JASONSMITH, J. + MACDONALD, B. + MCPHAIL, B. +
10:50  DE CASTRO, C. + ROTTER, B + TAMMETT, P. BISWAS, F. + BEAVIS, S. + WHITE, I. + SOMERVILLE, P.
Fracture properties of the Hawkesbury Sandstone in Sydney Why is Wybong Creek salty?
region. SURFACE-GROUNDWATER INTERACTION
11:10  COOK, L. + LEE, R. – Groundwater investigations - emergency 11:10  SHORT, S. + WARING, C. + PETERSON, M. +
town water supply Gosford-Wyong Councils Water Authority Joint HAMMOND, M. + WOOD, J.
Water Supply Scheme. Studies of near-surface hydrology and hydrogeology
11:30  NOLAN, R. of the Woronora Plateau.
A geologist’s view of the hydrogeology of the Hawkesbury 11:30  MCLEAN, W. + REECE, E. – Investigating groundwater-surface
Sandstone in the southern Sydney Basin. water linkages using environmental and applied tracers.
11:50  TAMMETTA, P. + HAWKES, G. 11:50  SCARFF, S. + HUGHES, C.
Analysis of aquifer tests in Mesozoic sandstones in western Use of natural tracers to determine water flow pathways
Sydney, Australia. in a small agricultural catchment during a rain event.
12:10 LUNCH
1:10  JERZY JANKOWSKI – Sydney Catchment Authority – The design of a hydrological and hydrogeological monitoring program to assess the
impact of longwall mining on water resources and deep groundwater response to longwall mining in the Southern Coal field.
GROUND RESOURCE CHARACTERISATION SURFACE-GROUNDWATER INTERACTION
2:10  BARDEN, COLIN – Air core drilling techniques. 2:10  MACDONALD, B. + WHITE, I. + SOMERVILLE, P. +
JASONSMITH, J. + BISWAS, F. + BUSH, R.
2:30  LEE, J. – Regional hydrostratigraphic analysis of the Surface and ground water connectivity and quality
Hawkesbury Sandstone. in the Goulburn River, NSW.
2:50  HAWKES, G. + ROSS, J. + GLEESON, L. 2:30  ROSS, J. – Hydrogeology of upland swamps in the Nepean
Hydrogeological resource investigations to supplement River catchment, Southern Highlands, NSW.
Sydney’s water supply at Leonay, western Sydney, NSW.
2:50  MCFARLANE, A. + PEARSE-HAWKINS, N. +
3:10 COFFEE BREAK CALLIPARI, C.
3:40  WARING, C. + STEPANYANTS, Y. + HANKIN, S. + Tools and logistics of implementing applied tracer tests.
AIREY, P. + PETERSON, M. – Measurement of hydraulic 3:10 COFFEE BREAK
conductivity, porosity and lithology by neutron activation
borehole logging at high spatial resolution increments. 3:40  BADENHOP, A. + TIMMS, W.
Managed aquifer recharge in Sydney coastal sand aquifers.
4:00  COOK, L. + ROSS, J.
Resistivity imaging and sounding survey for Kangaloon 4:00  BISWAS, F. + WHITE, I. + MACDONALD, B. + BEAVIS, S.
borefield investigations, Southern Highlands, NSW. Groundwater levels and streamflow prediction in the
Hunter River catchment.
4:20  PETERSON, M. + WARING, C. + MITRY, W.
Discrete interval sampling and pressure measurements within 4:20  SOMERVILLE, P. + MACDONALD, B. + WHITE, I. +
uncased boreholes using a zone-of-interest groundwater sampler BUSH, R. + JASONSMITH, J. – Surface and ground water
(ZOIGS). connectivity in the Upper Hunter Valley, NSW.
4:40 CLOSE OF DAY. 4:40 CLOSE OF DAY.

5. POSTERS
BERHANE, D. + VERVOORT, W.
Use of multiple methods for assessing surface and groundwater connectivity: Cockburn Valley, NSW.
ANDERSON, D. + TIMMS, W. + GLAMORE, W. + PELLS, S. + BADENHOP, A.
Optimising subsurface intake design for coastal desalination on the Central Coast of NSW.
MADDEN, A. + JANKOWSKI, J. + ROSS, J.
Deep groundwater response to longwall mining, Southern Coalfield, New South Wales, Australia.
BRAL, K. + ATKINSON, L. + ROBERTSON, N.
Aquifer characterization techniques for recharge, storage and recovery potential.
SOMERVILLE, P. + MACDONALD, B.+ WHITE, I. + KEENE, A. + BUSH, R.
The hydrology of an unconfined alluvial aquifer system in the Upper Hunter Valley, NSW.
TIMMS, W. + ACWORTH, I.
Quantifying the potential impacts of leaky boreholes.
WORK IN PROGRESS

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