An advisory group will tell the Queensland Government that water produced in coal seam gas (CSG) mining should be injected back into the ground.
The Surat Basin CSG Engagement Group is made up of council, business and industry members.
It has had to report back to the Government this week on what should be done with the salty water that is a by-product of the gas extraction process.
Group chairman John Cotter says farmers want the water preserved.
"So you put it back into the aquifers where it's not necessarily used immediately but it's there for the long-term use in times to come," he said.
"The other issue is the temporary use again for food production or commercial industry or urban development is certainly up there with those other ideas as well."
ABC News
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