Australian Groundwater School

The NCGRT Short Course program is Australia’s leading professional training agency for groundwater hydrology.

NCGRT runs the Australian Groundwater School twice yearly. The School was first established in 1965 and has become Australia’s leading short course for training groundwater professionals. It introduces students to a wide range of well balanced practical and theoretical concepts pertinent in the science, management and technology related to groundwater hydrology. Subjects covered include: hydrogeology, hydraulics, environmental isotopes in groundwater, recharge / discharge determination, dryland salinity and waterlogging, groundwater conceptual modelling, drilling methods, piezometer and bore design, an array of monitoring and sampling methods, groundwater microbiology, groundwater geophysics, groundwater pollution, groundwater and soil remediation, surface water groundwater interaction, ecosystem dependence on groundwater, groundwater management issues including resource allocation, quality protection and sustainability. This breadth of themes covered and the professional nature of this short course provide a comprehensive coverage of pressing issues in groundwater hydrology.

The face to face school is hosted by Professor Okke Batelaan, Flinders University. Lectures will be given by a range of expert presenters from Academia, Government and Industry who will present real world case studies. The learning material is a mix of face to face presentations, tutorials and a one day field trip in the Adelaide region.