The Groundwater in the Sydney Basin Symposium is being convened by the International Association of Hydrologists, NSW Branch, chaired by Dr Wendy Timms of the Water Research Laboratory. The Symposium will take place from the 4th - 5th of August, 2009 at the Australian Technology Park in Sydney. The Symposium is expected to attract delegates from industry, consulting, academia and government.

An informative line-up of local, key note speakers and posters are programmed, including international experts:

  • Dr Colin Booth on hydrogeology of coal mining
  • Dr Larry McKay on fracture zone hydrology (Birdsall-Dreiss Lecturer 2008)

WRL’s Alexandra Badenhop and Dr Wendy Timms will be presenting on managed aquifer recharge in Sydney coastal sands. WRL is actively involved in several MAR projects via consulting services and research.

WRL will also contribute posters to the Symposium including ‘Quantifying the significance of leaky bores’

For the program of the Groundwater in the Sydney Basin Symposium click here.