- Published by:
- Environment Protection Authority
- Date:
- 20 Dec 2022
This guideline provides the preferred practice for hydrogeological assessment (HA) to understand groundwater quality and the risks of harm to human health and the environment.
EPA expects that a HA will be undertaken whenever an activity poses a risk of harm to groundwater. This includes past, current or proposed activities. A HA should also be undertaken to decide how to clean up groundwater contamination.
HAs are complex and should only be undertaken by qualified and experienced hydrogeologists.
EPA’s guidelines provide information on:
- how contamination moves in groundwater
- the hydrogeological assessment process
- undertaking hydrogeological field studies
- how to use environmental values in hydrogeological assessment
- considerations for groundwater modelling and risk assessment
- dealing with uncertainty
- what a hydrogeological assessment report should contain.
| Target audience | Qualified hydrogeologists |
|---|---|
| Publication number | 668 |
| Topics | Contaminated environments; Environmental auditing; Groundwater; Land and groundwater; Risk management |
| Number of pages | 62 |
| Release date | 20 December 2022 |
| Reading level | Grade 14 (university graduate level) |
| Document version | 1 |
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