Salinity Management: Narambeen Drainage Project
Investment: $201 064
Delivery organisations: Department of Water, URS Consultants, SKM Consultants & ENV Australia
On-ground achievements
- Installation of stream gauging station downstream of proposed diversion sites
- Installation of groundwater monitoring bore network and loggers at diversion demonstration sites
Community engagement and capacity building
- Provided ongoing resources for the Stakeholder Reference Group representing Narembeen community to develop a technical and governance solution for pre existing deep drainage in the catchment
- Drainage governance options developed in partnership with the community but a final solution was not agreed upon
Publications
- Sinclair Knight Mertz Pty Ltd (2007), Narembeen Drainage Disposal Options - Assessment of Conceptual Engineering Options, SKM Perth, W.A.
- ENV Australia Pty Ltd (2008), Narembeen Lakes 1, 4, 5 and 6 Environmental Assessment, Perth, W.A.
- URS (2009), Governance considerations for the Narembeen drainage system, Perth W.A.
Did you know?
- More than 5000 km of deep drains are estimated to have been constructed in the WA wheatbelt to protect low-lying land from salinisation and to help rehabilitate marginally saline lands
