Supporting Technical Assessments

In addition to the permeability testing of the wells, packer testing and falling head testing was undertaken at WNDD007. These results are presented in Tables 4 and 5. Table 4 WNDD007 Falling Head Hydraulic Conductivity Values Test Test Zone (m bgl) Hydraulic Conductivity (m/s) From To Falling Head 1 6.3 12.2 6.7 x 10-7 Falling Head 2 15.3 16.8 4.0 x 10-6 Falling Head 3 15.3 21.3 7.3 x 10-7 Falling Head 4 104.0 117.0 8.3 x 10-7 Falling Head 5 197.3 204.3 3.3 x 10-7 Table 5 WNDD007 Packer Test Hydraulic Conductivity Values Test Test Zone (m bgl) Hydraulic Conductivity (m/s) From To Packer 1 34.5 37.9 1.5 x 10-8 Packer 2 64.6 74.8 2.4 x 10-8 Packer 3 107.3 117.3 5.0 x 10-7 Packer 4 145.6 151.6 2.0 x 10-8 Packer 5 222.7 231.7 1.3 x 10-8 Water Quality Testing Water quality sample have been taken from the monitoring wells and the Mataura River on a number of occasions to characterise chemical baseline conditions. Tables 6 and 7 present the water quality for groundwater and surface water respectively.

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