Ecological water requirements of the lower Fortescue River aquifer

Research and analysis
This report supports the Pilbara groundwater allocation plan by describing the ecological water requirements for the lower Fortescue alluvial aquifer
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Ecological water requirements are the water regimes required to maintain water dependent ecosystems at a low level of risk.

An understanding of the ecological water requirements is a critical part of the water allocation planning process, which also considers the social and cultural values of thee resource and the consumptive demand made on it.

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