Publication Name: Central Australian Basins Symposium IV
Authors: S. Hostetler, C. Gouramanis, D. Ferdinando, C. Wainman, M. Orr, D. Jorgensen, M. Boum, M. Woods, S.R.B. McAlpine
Publication Volume: 2
Date Published: August 2024
Number of Pages: 8
https://doi.org/10.36404/XDJF9649
Abstract:
The Australian Government’s Trusted Environmental and Geological Information (TEGI) program is a scientific study led by Geoscience Australia. Geoscience Australia is collaborating with CSIRO to deliver regional geological and environmental assessments underpinned by transparent, trusted baseline geological and environmental data.The program will initially focus on the north Bowen, Galilee, Cooper and Adavale geological basins, where there is significant local, state and national interest to expand resource development. This paper focuses on the compilation and integration of resource and groundwater/surface water data into an environmental assessment framework within the Adavale Basin extended region. The Adavale Basin extended region (ABER) is the geographic area corresponding to the subsurface Adavale Basin plus a 50 kilometre buffer beyond the basin province boundary. The extended region also includes parts of the overlying Galilee, Eromanga and Lake Eyre geological basins and surficial sediments to encompass groundwater, surface water and ecological assets.