SGSL Salt and Water Movement Theme Report 2007 March.doc Richard Silberstein Does grazing perennial pastures on saline land affect farm salt and water balances? Draft final report of the Salt and Water Movement and Site Characterisation Theme March, 2007. Richard Silberstein, Ed Barrett-Lennard, Warren King, Colin White, Nick Edwards, Trish Lambert, Paul Raper, Hayley Norman, Justin Hughes, Russell Crosbie, Liz Abraham, Michelle Hebart Contents iPreface ...................................................................................................................................... 1 Abstract ..................................................................................................................................... 1 1 Introduction ....................................................................................................................... 3 2 Theme Questions ............................................................................................................... 4 2.1 Sites ........................................................................................................................... 4 2.2 Site Characterisation .................................................................................................. 5 2.3 Water Salinity .......................................................................................................... 10 3 Results ............................................................................................................................. 10 3.1 Runoff ...................................................................................................................... 10 3.2 Evapotranspiration ................................................................................................... 13 3.3 Soil moisture and groundwater impact .................................................................... 14 4 Discussion ....................................................................................................................... 16 5 Conclusions ..................................................................................................................... 17 References ............................................................................................................................... 18 Revision History ...................................................................................................................... 21