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The information presented in this product for the Namoi subregion is based on the analysis and interpretation of existing data and knowledge, enhanced by new scientific studies of the geology, groundwater, surface water and ecology. All technical products developed for the Namoi subregion are listed here. Also listed are the submethodologies that describe the key approaches used to undertake the assessments.
Aryal SK, Peña-Arancibia J, Viney N, Yang A, Wang B, Hughes J, Merrin LE, Marvanek S, Davies P, Bell J, Zhang Y, Vaze J, Singh R and Kim S (2018a) Surface water numerical modelling for the Namoi subregion. Product 2.6.1 for the Namoi subregion from the Northern Inland Catchments Bioregional Assessment. Department of the Environment and Energy, Bureau of Meteorology, CSIRO and Geoscience Australia, Australia. http://data.bioregionalassessments.gov.au/product/NIC/NAM/2.6.1.
Aryal SK, Northey J, Slatter E, Ivkovic K, Crosbie R, Janardhanan S, Peña-Arancibia J and Bell J (2018b) Observations analysis, statistical analysis and interpolation for the Namoi subregion. Product 2.1-2.2 for the Namoi subregion from the Northern Inland Catchments Bioregional Assessment. Department of the Environment and Energy, Bureau of Meteorology, CSIRO and Geoscience Australia, Australia. http://data.bioregionalassessments.gov.au/product/NIC/NAM/2.1-2.2.
Barrett DJ, Couch CA, Metcalfe DJ, Lytton L, Adhikary DP and Schmidt RK (2013) Methodology for bioregional assessments of the impacts of coal seam gas and coal mining development on water resources. A report prepared for the Independent Expert Scientific Committee on Coal Seam Gas and Large Coal Mining Development through the Department of the Environment. Department of the Environment, Australia. Viewed 11 November 2016, http://data.bioregionalassessments.gov.au/submethodology/bioregional-assessment-methodology.
Bioregional Assessment Programme (2017) Water-dependent asset register and asset list for the Namoi subregion on 30 June 2017. A spreadsheet associated with product 1.3 for the Namoi subregion from the Northern Inland Catchments Bioregional Assessment. Department of the Environment and Energy, Bureau of Meteorology, CSIRO and Geoscience Australia, Australia. http://data.bioregionalassessments.gov.au/product/NIC/NAM/1.3.
Crosbie R, Aryal SK, Janardhanan S and Peña-Arancibia J (2018) Water balance assessment for the Namoi subregion. Product 2.5 for the Namoi subregion from the Northern Inland Catchments Bioregional Assessment. Department of the Environment and Energy, Bureau of Meteorology, CSIRO and Geoscience Australia, Australia. http://data.bioregionalassessments.gov.au/product/NIC/NAM/2.5.
Crosbie R, Peeters L and Carey H (2016) Groundwater modelling. Submethodology M07 from the Bioregional Assessment Technical Programme. Department of the Environment and Energy, Bureau of Meteorology, CSIRO and Geoscience Australia, Australia. Viewed 01 June 2018, http://data.bioregionalassessments.gov.au/submethodology/M07.
Davies PJ and Merrin LE (2015) Description of the data register for the Namoi subregion. Product 1.6 for the Namoi subregion from the Northern Inland Catchments Bioregional Assessment. Department of the Environment, Bureau of Meteorology, CSIRO and Geoscience Australia, Australia. Viewed 30 August 2017, http://data.bioregionalassessments.gov.au/product/NIC/NAM/1.6.
DPI (2016) Bioregional assessment – water dependent aboriginal cultural values. Report by the NSW Department of Primary Industries, Office of Water. Viewed 23 May 2017, http://www.bioregionalassessments.gov.au/assessments/indigenous-assets.
Ford JH, Hayes KR, Henderson BL, Lewis S, Baker PA and Schmidt RK (2016) Systematic analysis of water-related hazards associated with coal resource development. Submethodology M11 from the Bioregional Assessment Technical Programme. Department of the Environment and Energy, Bureau of Meteorology, CSIRO and Geoscience Australia, Australia. Viewed 01 June 2018, http://data.bioregionalassessments.gov.au/submethodology/M11.
Henderson BL, Hayes KR, Mount R, Schmidt RK, O’Grady A, Lewis S, Holland K, Dambacher J, Barry S and Raiber M (2016) Developing the conceptual model of causal pathways. Submethodology M05 from the Bioregional Assessment Technical Programme. Department of the Environment and Energy, Bureau of Meteorology, CSIRO and Geoscience Australia, Australia. Viewed 01 June 2018, http://data.bioregionalassessments.gov.au/submethodology/M05.
Henderson BL, Barry S, Hayes KR, Hosack G, Holland K, Herron N, Mount R, Schmidt RK, Dambacher J, Ickowicz A, Lewis S, Post DA and Mitchell PJ (2018) Impacts and risks. Submethodology M10 from the Bioregional Assessment Technical Programme. Department of the Environment and Energy, Bureau of Meteorology, CSIRO and Geoscience Australia, Australia. http://data.bioregionalassessments.gov.au/submethodology/M10.
Herr A, Dambacher JM, Pinkard E, Glen M, Mohammed C and Wardlaw T (2016) The uncertain impact of climate change on forest ecosystems - How qualitative modelling can guide future research for quantitative model development. Environmental Modelling & Software 76, 95–107.
Herr A, Aryal SK, Brandon C, Crawford D, Crosbie R, Davis P, Dunne R, Gonzalez D, Hayes KR, Henderson BL, Hosack G, Ickowicz A, Janardhanan S, Marvanek S, Mitchell PJ, Merrin LE, Herron NF, O’Grady AP, Post DA and Zhang Y (2018a) Impact and risk analysis for the Namoi subregion. Product 3-4 for the Namoi subregion from the Northern Inland Catchments Bioregional Assessment. Department of the Environment and Energy, Bureau of Meteorology, CSIRO and Geoscience Australia, Australia. http://data.bioregionalassessments.gov.au/product/NIC/NAM/3-4.
Herr A, Northey J, Mitchell PJ, Aryal SK, Merrin LE and Slatter E (2018b) Conceptual modelling for the Namoi subregion. Product 2.3 for the Namoi subregion from the Northern Inland Catchments Bioregional Assessment. Department of the Environment and Energy, Bureau of Meteorology, CSIRO and Geoscience Australia, Australia. http://data.bioregionalassessments.gov.au/product/NIC/NAM/2.3.
Hosack GR, Ickowicz A, Hayes KR, Dambacher JM, Barry SA and Henderson BL (2018) Receptor impact modelling. Submethodology M08 from the Bioregional Assessment Technical Programme. Department of the Environment and Energy, Bureau of Meteorology, CSIRO and Geoscience Australia, Australia. http://data.bioregionalassessments.gov.au/submethodology/M08.
Ickowicz A, Hosack G, Mitchell PJ, Dambacher J, Hayes KR, O’Grady AP, Henderson BL and Herron NF (2018) Receptor impact modelling for the Namoi subregion. Product 2.7 for the Namoi subregion from the Northern Inland Catchments Bioregional Assessment. Department of the Environment and Energy, Bureau of Meteorology, CSIRO and Geoscience Australia, Australia. http://data.bioregionalassessments.gov.au/product/NIC/NAM/2.7.
Janardhanan S, Crosbie R, Pickett T, Cui T, Peeters L, Slatter E, Northey J, Merrin LE, Davies P, Miotlinski K, Schmid W and Herr A (2018) Groundwater numerical modelling for the Namoi subregion. Product 2.6.2 for the Namoi subregion from the Northern Inland Catchments Bioregional Assessment. Department of the Environment and Energy, Bureau of Meteorology, CSIRO and Geoscience Australia, Australia. http://data.bioregionalassessments.gov.au/product/NIC/NAM/2.6.2.
Lewis S (2014) Developing a coal resource development pathway. A submethodology from the Bioregional Assessment Technical Programme. Department of the Environment, Bureau of Meteorology, CSIRO and Geoscience Australia, Australia. Viewed 31 May 2017, http://data.bioregionalassessments.gov.au/submethodology/M04.
Mount RE, Mitchell PJ, Macfarlane C, Marston FM, McNamara JM, Raisbeck-Brown N, O’Grady AP, Moran BT and Wang J (2015) Compiling water-dependent assets. A submethodology from the Bioregional Assessment Technical Programme. Department of the Environment, Bureau of Meteorology, CSIRO and Geoscience Australia, Australia. Viewed 01 February 2017, http://data.bioregionalassessments.gov.au/submethodology/M02.
Northey J, Pinetown K and Sander R (2014) Coal and coal seam gas resource assessment for the Namoi subregion. Product 1.2 for the Namoi subregion from the Northern Inland Catchments Bioregional Assessment. Department of the Environment, Bureau of Meteorology, CSIRO and Geoscience Australia, Australia. Viewed 11 November 2016, http://data.bioregionalassessments.gov.au/product/NIC/NAM/1.2.
O’Grady AP, McNamara J, Holland KL, Wang J, Holt D and Raisbeck-Brown N (2015) Description of the water-dependent asset register for the Namoi subregion. Product 1.3 for the Namoi subregion from the Northern Inland Catchments Bioregional Assessment. Department of the Environment, Bureau of Meteorology, CSIRO and Geoscience Australia, Australia. Viewed 11 November 2016, http://data.bioregionalassessments.gov.au/product/NIC/NAM/1.3.
O’Grady AP, Mount R, Holland KL, Sparrow A, Crosbie R, Marston F, Dambacher J, Hayes K, Henderson B, Pollino C and Macfarlane C (2016) Assigning receptors to water-dependent assets. Submethodology M03 from the Bioregional Assessment Technical Programme. Department of the Environment and Energy, Bureau of Meteorology, CSIRO and Geoscience Australia, Australia. Viewed 01 June 2018, http://data.bioregionalassessments.gov.au/submethodology/M03.
Peeters L, Pagendam D, Gao L, Hosack G, Jiang W and Henderson B (2016) Propagating uncertainty through models. Submethodology M09 from the Bioregional Assessment Technical Programme. Department of the Environment and Energy, Bureau of Meteorology, CSIRO and Geoscience Australia, Australia. Viewed 01 June 2018, http://data.bioregionalassessments.gov.au/submethodology/M09.
Peña-Arancibia J, Slatter E, Northey J and Cassel R (2016) Current water accounts and water quality for the Namoi subregion. Product 1.5 for the Namoi subregion from the Northern Inland Catchments Bioregional Assessment. Department of the Environment, Bureau of Meteorology, CSIRO and Geoscience Australia, Australia. Viewed 16 August 2017, http://data.bioregionalassessments.gov.au/product/NIC/NAM/1.5.
Pratt W (1996) Gunnedah Coalfield (south) Regional Geology 1:100 000, 1st edition. Geological Survey of New South Wales, Sydney. Viewed 16 May 2017, http://www.resourcesandenergy.nsw.gov.au/miners-and-explorers/geoscience-information/products-and-data/maps/coalfield/gunnedah-coalfield-south-regional-1100-000-geology-map.
Viney N (2016) Surface water modelling. Submethodology M06 from the Bioregional Assessment Technical Programme. Department of the Environment and Energy, Bureau of Meteorology, CSIRO and Geoscience Australia, Australia. Viewed 01 June 2018, http://data.bioregionalassessments.gov.au/submethodology/M06.
Welsh W, Hodgkinson J, Strand J, Northey J, Aryal S, O’Grady A, Slatter E, Herron N, Pinetown K, Carey H, Yates G, Raisbeck-Brown N and Lewis S (2014) Context statement for the Namoi subregion. Product 1.1 for the Namoi subregion from the Northern Inland Catchments Bioregional Assessment. Department of the Environment, Bureau of Meteorology, CSIRO and Geoscience Australia, Australia. Viewed 11 November 2016, http://data.bioregionalassessments.gov.au/product/NIC/NAM/1.1.
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- Executive summary
- Explore this assessment
- About the subregion
- How could coal resource development result in hydrological changes?
- What are the potential hydrological changes?
- What are the potential impacts of additional coal resource development on ecosystems?
- What are the potential impacts of additional coal resource development on water-dependent assets?
- How to use this assessment
- Building on this assessment
- References and further reading
- Datasets
- Contributors to the Technical Programme
- Acknowledgements
- Citation