TWO University of Sydney professors have urged the NSW Government to exercise caution when considering applications for coal seam gas (CSG) exploration.
In a submission to NSW Parliamentary inquiry into CSG exploration, associate professor Willem Vervoort and Dr Floris van Ogtrop, from the university's hydrology research laboratory, said the Government should be very cautious with CSG exploration licences until high-value (in dollar terms) and long-term (50 years minimum) bonds or guarantees were obtained from mining companies.
They also sought solutions for the safe and sustainable disposal of CSG waste products and more understanding about the connectivity of different underground aqui- fers and the medium and long-term effects of depressurising coal-seam aquifers.
Daily Examiner
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