Dr Louisa Rochford
Senior Research Fellow
CWiMI
+61 435 007 582
Journal Articles
Lèbre, Eléonore, Czarnota, Karol, Walsh, Stuart D.C., Haynes, Marcus, Ufer, Natasha, Sonter, Laura J., Sreekar, Rachakonda, Bolz, Pascal, Bulovic, Nevenka, Côte, Claire, Kunz, Nadja C., Micklethwaite, Steven, Northey, Stephen A., Rochford, Louisa M., Schodde, Richard, Seligmann, Benjamin and Sturman, Kathryn (2025). ESG mapping of the Australian mining sector – The state of play on mobilising spatial datasets for decision making. Resources Policy, 105 105592, 1-13. doi: 10.1016/j.resourpol.2025.105592
Rochford, L. M., Bulovic, N., Ordens, C. M. and McIntyre, N. (2023). What makes them pump? Factors influencing groundwater extraction for cattle grazing in a semi-arid region. Agricultural Water Management, 279 108158, 1-15. doi: 10.1016/j.agwat.2023.108158
Rochford, Louisa M., Ordens, Carlos M., Bulovic, Nevenka and McIntyre, Neil (2022). Voluntary metering of rural groundwater extractions: understanding and resolving the challenges. Hydrogeology Journal, 30 (8), 2251-2266. doi: 10.1007/s10040-022-02548-8
Birch, Gavin F. and Rochford, L. (2010). Stormwater metal loading to a well-mixed/stratified estuary (Sydney Estuary, Australia) and management implications. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 169 (1-4), 531-551. doi: 10.1007/s10661-009-1195-z
Simpson, S.L., Rochford, L. and Birch, G.F. (2002). Geochemical influences on metal partitioning in contaminated estuarine sediments. Marine and Freshwater Research, 53 (1), 9-17. doi: 10.1071/MF01058
Conference Papers
Rochford, L. M., Noble, L. and Guillaume, J. (2022). To monitor or not to monitor, that is the question. Draft national minimum groundwater monitoring guidelines. Australasian Groundwater Conference, Perth, WA Australia, 21-23 November 2022.
Rochford, L. M., Ordens, C. M., Bulovic, N., McIntyre, N., Keir, G. and Hayes, P. (2022). Results from a program of stock and domestic bore metering in the Surat Basin, Queensland. Australasian Groundwater Conference, Perth, WA, Australia, 21-23 November 2022.
Rochford, L. M., Bulovic, N., Keir, G., Ordens, C. M., Lockington, D. and McIntyre, N. (2019). Metered groundwater extractions for stock and domestic use in the Surat Basin, Queensland. Australasian Groundwater Conference, Brisbane, Australia, 24-27 November 2019.
Rochford L. M., McLean, W., Brown, S., Brownbill, R. and Kumar, P. (2013). Hydrogeochemistry and management of risks to groundwater quality in highly productive alluvial aquifers, inland NSW, Australia. International Association of Hydrogeologists International Congress, Perth, WA, Australia, 15-20 September 2013. Perth, WA, Australia: IAH Australia.
Thesis
Rochford, Louisa Margaret (2023). Estimating groundwater extraction for stock and domestic use in a semi-arid cattle grazing region. PhD Thesis, Sustainable Minerals Institute, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/027afcb
Research Reports
Rochford, Louisa, Noble, Leila and Guillaume, Joseph (2023). Draft National Groundwater Monitoring Guidelines. Canberra, ACT, Australia: Australian National University.
Rochford, Louisa M., Miraldo Ordens, Carlos, Bulovic, Nevenka, Keir, Greg, Hayes, Phil and McIntyre, Neil (2023). Groundwater use measurement in the Surat Basin – Project completion report. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: The University of Queensland.
Rochford, Louisa, Bolz, Pascal, Hernandez Santin, Lorna and Shaygan, Mandana (2023). Site selection report: rehabilitation options for ponded areas due to longwall coal mining. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: The University of Queensland.