Ord
2.2 Underlying aquifers
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The extractable portion of the groundwater in the underlying aquifers has not been quantified for the region. Therefore, no volume could be recognised as a groundwater asset.
The Department of Water maintains a limited number of monitoring bores across the Ord region. Groundwater is extracted under licence from localised underlying fractured rock aquifers in the upper Ord River catchment. An expansion of the monitoring bore network, and improved understanding of aquifer extent, aquifer properties and groundwater processes are required to adequately quantify the volume of the aquifers across the region.