{"id":150101,"date":"2024-11-18T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-11-17T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/surfcoasttimes\/?p=150101"},"modified":"2024-11-14T11:22:59","modified_gmt":"2024-11-14T00:22:59","slug":"barwon-water-submits-review-of-anglesea-borefield-use","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/surfcoasttimes\/news\/barwon-water-submits-review-of-anglesea-borefield-use\/","title":{"rendered":"Barwon Water submits review of Anglesea borefield use"},"content":{"rendered":"

BARWON Water has submitted its review of the bulk entitlement that governs the use of the Anglesea borefield.<\/p>\n

The borefield can reach groundwater from the Lower Eastern View Formation aquifer, which stretches from the Otway foothills to the ocean, as deep as 700m below the surface.<\/p>\n

The review is now with the Victorian Minister for Water Harriet Shing and the Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action.<\/p>\n

Barwon Water general manager of planning, delivery and environment Seamus Butcher said the review was not about seeking to increase the water authority’s extraction limits.<\/p>\n

“This is to inform how we best manage the borefield into the future and ensure we continue to protect the natural environment.<\/p>\n

“We remain committed to protecting the environment and groundwater dependent ecosystems.”<\/p>\n

At present, no groundwater is being extracted from the borefield, which is made up of seven production bores across two sites.<\/p>\n

The borefield was last used to supplement Geelong, Surf Coast and the Bellarine’s drinking water supplies in 2019-20.<\/p>\n

Apart from a six-month pump test in the first half of 2022 that was used to help inform this review, it has remained on standby since then.<\/p>\n

Barwon Water says an extensive range of work was conducted to inform the review, including:<\/p>\n