Water Supply – The Barro Group
Wyndham, Victoria

Drilling the new well

The Barro Group’s Wyndham Vale Quarry increased their water requirements when they expanded production capacity. At the commencement of our work 80% of the quarry’s water needs were being supplied by trucked in water, an expensive process. Valenza Engineering worked with Nolan Consulting and the Barro Group to complete a groundwater appraisal campaign at the site.

We conducted a hydrogeological assessment for the take and use licence application in accordance with Southern Rural Water’s guidelines.

This involved a desktop study assessing the available geological and hydrogeological information and developing a conceptual hydrogeological model. The assessment showed that the existing bore would not support the increased water supply.

We then oversaw the drilling and testing of a new supply bore down to 300m, analysed potential impacts of the proposed water use on the surrounding environment and nearby users.

The bore was successfully tested and approved with a sustainable bore yield of 20L/s.