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Coastal Land and Groundwater for Horticulture from Gingin to Augusta Research Library Resource management technical reports Natural resources research 1-1-1999 Coastal land and groundwater for horticulture from Gingin to Augusta Dennis Van Gool Werner Runge Follow this and additional works at: https://researchlibrary.agric.wa.gov.au/rmtr Part of the Agriculture Commons, Natural Resources Management and Policy Commons, Soil Science Commons, and the Water Resource Management Commons Recommended Citation Van Gool, D, and Runge, W. (1999), Coastal land and groundwater for horticulture from Gingin to Augusta. Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia, Perth. Report 188. This report is brought to you for free and open access by the Natural resources research at Research Library. It has been accepted for inclusion in Resource management technical reports by an authorized administrator of Research Library. For more information, please contact [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]. ISSN 0729-3135 May 1999 Coastal Land and Groundwater for Horticulture from Gingin to Augusta Dennis van Gool and Werner Runge Resource Management Technical Report No. 188 LAND AND GROUNDWATER FOR HORTICULTURE Information for Readers and Contributors Scientists who wish to publish the results of their investigations have access to a large number of journals. However, for a variety of reasons the editors of most of these journals are unwilling to accept articles that are lengthy or contain information that is preliminary in nature. Nevertheless, much material of this type is of interest and value to other scientists, administrators or planners and should be published. The Resource Management Technical Report series is an avenue for the dissemination of preliminary or lengthy material relevant the management of natural resources. Those wishing further information, or intending contributors should contact Natural Resource Management Services, Agriculture Western Australia. Acknowledgements This study is part of a Statewide project called Land and water resources for horticulture, which was funded by the National Landcare Program, Agriculture Western Australia and the University of Western Australia. The help of the following individuals and institutions is gratefully acknowledged: Andrew McCrea and Peter Muirden - Water and Rivers Commission Ian Kininmonth - Agriculture Western Australia Georgina Wilson - Agriculture Western Australia (editing) Shire of Gingin Local Rural Strategy, which helped establish the methods for compiling the land and ground water information described. Addendum: The first edition of this publication had an error in the Busselton Groundwater Area information which affected figures for the shires of Capel and Busselton, and the total figures. This has been corrected in this edition, but still only reflects 1995 data. The figures on the maps that accompany the report were correct. Estimated areas of current horticulture were also adjusted in the summary, in Table 1.2 and in the Shire summaries. Disclaimer The contents of this report were based on the best available information at the time of publication. It is based in part on various assumptions and predictions. Conditions may change over time and conclusions should be interpreted in the light of the latest information available. Chief Executive Officer, Department of Agriculture Western Australia 2002 LAND AND GROUNDWATER FOR HORTICULTURE Acronyms WA Western Australia GVP Gross value of production ABS Australian Bureau of Statistics DPUD Department of Planning and Urban Development (now MfP) MfP Ministry for Planning WAPC Western Australian Planning Commission NLP National Landcare Program EVAO Estimated Value of Agricultural Operation CSIRO Commonwealth Industrial and Scientific Research Organisation SPS State Planning Strategy Conversion of water volume GL = 1,000 ML = 1 billion litres ML = 1,000 kL = 1 million litres kL = 1,000 L = 1 thousand litres LAND AND GROUNDWATER FOR HORTICULTURE Contents 1. Introduction......................................................................................................... 1 1.1 Project Aim................................................................................................. 1 1.2 The Value of Horticulture ........................................................................... 3 1.3 Overview of Planning Issues...................................................................... 7 1.3.1 Strategic Land Use Planning for Agriculture...................................... 8 1.3.2 Rural-residential Development ........................................................ 11 1.3.3 Lot Size and Land Rezoning ........................................................... 11 1.3.4 Environmental Issues ...................................................................... 12 2. Land Resource Data ........................................................................................ 15 2.1 Soil/Landscape Data................................................................................ 17 2.1.1 Darling System Landforms and Soils (small portion only) ............... 18 2.1.2 West Gingin..................................................................................... 18 2.1.3 East Gingin...................................................................................... 18 2.1.4 North Metropolitan........................................................................... 18 2.1.5 Swan Valley..................................................................................... 19 2.1.6 Darling Range.................................................................................. 19 2.1.7 Coastal Plain from Armadale to Capel............................................. 19 2.1.8 Busselton, Margaret River-Augusta................................................. 19 2.1.9 Aerial Photo Interpretation............................................................... 19 2.1.10 Ellen Brook.................................................................................... 20 2.2 Groundwater Resources .......................................................................... 20 2.3 Vegetation Data ....................................................................................... 23 2.3.1 Metropolitan Region Remnant Vegetation....................................... 24 2.3.2 Peel-Harvey Area Vegetation and Landuse .................................... 24 2.3.3 South West Agriculture Remnant Vegetation .................................. 24 2.3.4 Town of Bunbury ............................................................................. 24 2.4 Conservation and Land Management (CALM) Estate.............................. 25 2.5 Other Information ..................................................................................... 25 2.5.1 Local Authority Boundaries.............................................................. 25 2.5.2 Cadastre and Road Centrelines ...................................................... 25 2.5.3 Water Features................................................................................ 25 2.5.4 Irrigation District Boundaries ........................................................... 25 3. Study Methodology........................................................................................... 26 3.1.1 Land Resources .............................................................................. 26 3.1.2 Groundwater Resources.................................................................. 27 3.1.3 Vegetation ....................................................................................... 28 3.1.4 Water Features................................................................................ 28 4. Results 29 4.1 Overview.................................................................................................. 29 4.2 Shire-by-Shire Summaries and Discussion.............................................. 33 4.2.1 Gingin .............................................................................................. 34 4.2.2 Wanneroo........................................................................................ 35 4.2.3 Swan ............................................................................................... 36 4.2.4 Mundaring ....................................................................................... 37 4.2.5 Kalamunda ...................................................................................... 38 4.2.6 Cockburn ......................................................................................... 39 4.2.7 Gosnells .......................................................................................... 40 LAND AND GROUNDWATER FOR HORTICULTURE 4.2.8 Armadale..........................................................................................40 4.2.9 Kwinana ...........................................................................................41 4.2.10 Rockingham...................................................................................42 4.2.11 Serpentine-Jarrahdale ...................................................................43 4.2.12 Mandurah ......................................................................................44 4.2.13 Murray ...........................................................................................45 4.2.14 Waroona........................................................................................46 4.2.15 Harvey ...........................................................................................47
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