THE IMPACT OF CSG ON OUR WATER RESOURCES: WHAT DOES THE FUTURE HOLD?

摘要

Coal seam gas mining has the potential to affect us all in a variety of ways - not least how it may impact on our water supply and quality. Rebecca Hoare, Jacinta Studdert, Noni Shannon and Wilf Finn from Norton Rose Fulbright provide an update on legislative and regulatory responses to the the CSG industry in the eastern states. The impact of the CSG industry on Australia's water resources remains a contentious debate. Notably, Water Journal has run two feature articles and two 'My Point of View' pieces on the issue in the past 15 months, while this issue features the topic of 'Water In Mining' as a major theme. As the industry has grown in Queensland and pressure has increased to develop CSG reserves in other states, there has been a variety of legislative and regulatory responses.