NEW moves to mine beneath the Yarramalong and Dooralong valleys have renewed fears of a major water loss for the Central Coast.
The Korean government agency Kores intends to lodge renewed plans next year for a longwall coal mine beneath the valleys - which are the source of 53 per cent of the Central Coast's water reserves - and part of Tuggerah Lakes.
The proposed Wallarah 2 coal mine in Wyong was expected to extract 5 million tonnes of thermal export coal a year and operate around the clock.
The initial mining plan was rejected by the Labor government in March, shortly before the state election.
That rejection was despite a recommendation from the government-appointed Planning Assessment Panel that the mine be approved.
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