Salinity Reports
Interpretation of recharge reduction under perennial and annual vegetation reports undertaken in the Coorong and Upper South East Districts in the early 1990’s
The Coorong Tatiara Local Action Plan and Coorong and Tatiara District Councils have recently completed a Dryland Salinity related project with funding support from Natural Resources South East (now Landscapes SA Limestone Coast).
This report Undertake interpretation of recharge reduction under perennial and annual vegetation reports undertaken in the Coorong and Upper South East Districts in the early 1990’s provides a review of all dryland salinity and recharge related documents produced across the Coorong and Tatiara Districts over the last 30 years. This report provides a synopsis of the background and key findings from each report.
The report concludes that key recommendations for the management of dryland salinity are consistent across all reports and studies. The basis of these reports, the extensive CSIRO groundwater and recharge studies undertaken in this region, underpin all standing on ground works targets and technical recommendations. The CSIRO groundwater and recharge studies undertaken from 1992 - 1997 are the most extensive and detailed groundwater and recharge studies undertaken on the dryland salinity affected areas of the coastal plain in South Australia.
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Dryland Salinity Projects
The Coorong Tatiara Local Action Plan and Coorong and Tatiara District Councils are proud partners in several dryland salinity related projects including;
PROJECT TITLE | LEAD ORGANISATION | FUNDING SOURCE | PROJECT LIFE |
Saltland Pasture Redemption Project | Coorong Tatiara Local Action Plan | National Landcare Program 2 Small Smart Farms Grant Natural Resources SAMDB levy funding | 2016 - 2022 |
Coorong Dryland Salinity Review 2019 | Natural Resources SA Murray Darling Basin | National Landcare Program 2 Regional Land Partnerships Natural Resources SAMDB levy funding | 2018 - 2022 |
Mallee Seeps Project A holisitic approach to seep management for preventing land degradation in the landscape | Mallee Sustainable Farming | National Landcare Program 2 Smart Farms Partnerships | 2018 - 2022 |
Funding Acknowledgements
These activities have received grant funding from the Australian Government Department of Agriculture and Water Resources, including;
- National Landcare Program, Smart Farms Small Grants – an Australian Government initiative
This project is supported by the South Australian Murray-Darling Basin
Natural Resources Management Board through funding from the
Australian Government’s National Landcare Program and the NRM levies
What you will find on this web page
This web page is a source for the working and draft versions of these documents for access by funding bodies, project partners, and land managers participating in these projects. Further information about the background and current activities of the Saltland Pasture Redemption Project can be accessed at www.coorong.sa.gov.au/saltlandredemption
Several products are being produced as a result of this project including;
- Dryland Salinity Technical Reports
- Salinity Maps
- Groundwater Trends
- Collation of Dryland Salinity Resources - much of this information can be also accessed at www.coorong.sa.gov.au/salinity and www.coorong.sa.gov.au/saltlandpastures
- Dryland Salinity Landholder Survey
Dryland Salinity Technical Reports
The Coorong Dryland Salinity Review 2019 can be accessed at http://www.coorong.sa.gov.au/salinityreview
The Coorong Dryland Salinity Review;
- Brings together resources to provide an overview of the current level of dryland salinity in the Coorong District,
- Provides discussion of the potential causes of the dryland salinity,
- Identifies actions, and where further resourcing is required to better understand the causes and potential solutions.