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Groundwater Salt Level Information
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Groundwater contains naturally occurring salts and minerals, which leach out of the formation that the groundwater percolates through.
These are measured as TDS (Total Dissolved Solids). Some example of salt levels per megalitre for your information:
Rainwater: Under 10 TDS Murray River, in places: 600 TDS
Sea Water: 30,000 TDS
The majority of the bores on the Mornington Peninsula produce groundwater with 200 to 1200 TDS per megalitre.
Plants have varying tolerance to salinity in groundwater e.g. Delicate plants such as roses will not tolerate a high TDS level (over 700 TDS). Lawns and native plants are more tolerant.
The table below lists a general guide of TDS levels per megalitre of Groundwater and uses.
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TDS Levels and usage
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Guide to water quality TDS (Total Dissolved Solids) per megalitre
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TDS/megalitre
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CROPS & PASTURES
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Field peas and beans
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850
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Clover, groundnuts and rice
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1200
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Berseem clover, corn, lucerne, millet, safflower, soy beans and sudax
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2000
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Phalaria, sorghum and sunflower
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2800
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Fescue, perrenial rye grass and sudan grass
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3200
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Barley, cereals (wheat), cotton and sugar beet
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3700
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FLOWERS & SHRUBS
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Violets
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300
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Aster, azalea, bauthinia, begonia, camellia and dahlia
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700
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Fuschia, gladiolis, poinsietta, roses and zinnia
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700
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Bouganvillea, carnation, coprosma, hibiscus and vinca
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1000
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Chrysanthemum, oleander and stock
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13500
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FRUITING PLANTS
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Loquat
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300
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Avocado, blackberry, strawberry and walnut
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700
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Apple, almond, apricot, grapefruit, lemon and orange
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1000
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Peach, plum, prune and raspberry
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1000
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Fig, grape, olive and pomegranate
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1350
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LAWN GRASSES
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Bent grass
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800
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Bluegrass, fescue and rye grass
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1200
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Tall fescue
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3000
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Santa Ana couch
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5000
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Sun turf (paspalum vaginatum) and kikuyu
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25000
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VEGETABLES
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French beans and peas
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700
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Beans (broad, field), capsicum, celery, lettuce, sweet potato and radish
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1000
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Broccoli, cantaloupe, carrot, cauliflower and cucumber
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1350
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Gherkins, onions, potato and sweet corn
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1350
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Artichoke and tomato
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1750
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Asparagus, beetroot, cabbage and spinach
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2100
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LIVESTOCK
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Poultry
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3500
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Pigs
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4000
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Dairy cattle
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6000
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Horses
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7000
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Beef cattle
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10000
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Sheep
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13000
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FISH
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Brown trout
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3700
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Goldfish
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8800
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Rainbow trout
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9300
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HUMAN CONSUMPTION
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Common tolerance
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1500
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