Victorian Aquifer Framework: Salinity Distribution for the Upper Mid-Tertiary Aquifer

A 2026-updated geospatial dataset from the Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action detailing salinity distribution for Aquifer Number 107 (Upper Mid-Tertiary Aquifer). The salinity distributions are mapped according to beneficial use segments defined in the State Environment Protection Policy (Waters) from 2018.

Use Cases

• Model groundwater salinity contamination based on aquifer segmentation.
• Assess regulatory compliance for water use based on policy-defined beneficial use segments.
• Map regional variations in aquifer water quality based on the Victorian Aquifer Framework.
• Analyze the relationship between aquifer geology and salinity distribution.

Strengths

• Data is explicitly linked to the 2018 State Environment Protection Policy (Waters), providing a regulatory context.
• Published under a permissive CC-BY-4.0 license for reuse.
• Available in multiple geospatial formats (SHP, GDB, DXF, etc.) for compatibility.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and dataset size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action

Collection Method

Likely derived from hydrogeological surveys and modeling within the Victorian Aquifer Framework.

Time Range

Policy reference is from 2018; data reflects conditions up to its 2026 update.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04 09 06:25:58.095202.

Geography

Victoria, Australia.