The Department of Water and Environmental Regulation and CSIRO are working in partnership with the Peel Development Commission to better understand the water resources of the Peel region. They will be conducting an airborne electromagnetic (AEM) survey of the proposed Peel Food Zone area that will help us to better understand the regional groundwater system. The survey will be completed using a helicopter that carries a large frame suspended beneath it.
Dates for this airborne electro magnetic survey are Wednesday and Thursday 7 and 8 February. For updates, visit our Facebook and Twitter feeds.
The aim is to more accurately understand how the aquifer systems in the Peel Food Zone work. That is, how the aquifers interact with each other and with the surface water, and to gain some indication of the water quality profiles. To understand what the AEM survey is and how it works and where it is happening, we have prepared a PDF Fact Sheet you can easily view and download: