Draft Identification and investigation of acid sulfate soils and groundwater
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Draft Identification and investigation of acid sulfate soils and groundwater
6.0 Further information
The Land & Water Quality Branch of the Department of Environment, Water & Catchment Protection (DEWCP) is currently drafting this series of guidance notes related to ASS. These guidance notes will initially be in draft form, and comments are welcomed. The guidance notes will be made available on the Department of Environmental Protection website at as they are developed.It is recommended that reference is made to guidelines and manuals developed by the New South Wales and Queensland State governments, in particular;
- NSW Acid Sulfate Soil Manual 1998, Acid Sulfate Soil Advisory Committee;
- Queensland Acid Sulfate Soil Technical Manual 2002, Soils Management Guidelines
Queensland Acid Sulfate Soils Management Advisory Committee;
- Guidelines for Sampling and Analysis of Lowland Acid Sulfate Soils (ASS) in Queensland 1998, Queensland Acid Sulfate Soils Investigation Team;
Queries or comments relating to ASS or the guidance notes should be directed to one of the following officers of the Land & Water Quality Branch;
Steve Appleyard - 9222 8626 or steve.appleyard@wrc.wa.gov.au
Stephen Wong - 9222 7101 or stephen.wong@wrc.wa.gov.au
7.0 Acknowledgements
The Land & Water Quality Branch would like to acknowledge the guidelines and manuals produced by the following committees and organisations which were used in the development of this guideline:- NSW Acid Sulfate Soils Management Advisory Committee;
- Queensland Acid Sulfate Soils Investigation Team;
- Queensland Acid Sulfate Soil Management Advisory Committee; and
- Queensland Government (Department of Local Government & Planning and Department of Natural Resources and Mines).
