Qld extends water reforms to mining companies
PERTH (miningweekly.com) – Queensland acting Natural Resources and Mines Minister Mark Bailey this week unveiled water reforms for the mining industry aimed at protecting the Great Barrier Reef and rural land-holders’ water supply.
The changes would extend across the entire mining sector and would require resources companies to assess and manage groundwater impacts and to “make good” any impact on groundwater resources, including springs and water supply bores. These requirements currently only applied to the petroleum and gas mining industries.
Under the proposed changes, mines would need to assess groundwater impacts in detail, undertake ongoing assessments to monitor and report on any effects, and will have a statutory obligation to make good any impacts on surrounding land-holders’ water bores.
“The changes we plan for water management and legislation will meet our election commitments and will protect our precious water resources.
“Importantly, it will also take into account other stakeholders’ interests, including rural land-holders,” said Bailey.
The acting Minister said the proposed arrangements would ensure the impacts of mining on water supplies were managed and would provide protection to land-holders potentially impacted by mining activities.
“Our commitment was not to allow laws to proceed that would have a detrimental effect on the Great Barrier Reef catchment systems or allow for overallocation of Queensland’s precious water resources.
“That’s exactly what’s happening. Our changes are a big plus for sustainable water resource management, land-holder protection and Reef protection.”
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