Operating under a regulated Salinity Offset Scheme (SOS) to manage net salt export from their operations this client required an updated understanding of how much salt was being exported from the site - either through surface runoff or deep aquifer drainage. This was essential to ensure continued compliance with their Environmental Protection Licence (EPL) and to refine the size and scope of their Salinity Offset. 

To enable sustainable, large-scale irrigation using coal seam gas (CSG) water, this client required both rigorous technical assessment of candidate land and a well-prepared regulatory submission for a beneficial use approval. The project had to address marginal soils in a region with limited experience in intensive irrigation, while aligning with environmental safeguards and regulatory expectations. 

Verterra designed, undertook feasibility studies, assisted with regulatory approvals, developed a stakeholder engagement plan and project managed delivery of 1,250ha of irrigated native eucalypt forest at Fairview and Springwater near Injune on behalf of Santos.