Queensland's environment minister will investigate claims her department allowed coal seam gas (CSG) water to be dumped into a river in breach of national standards.
An ABC Radio investigation found treated CSG water, containing chemicals and traces of heavy metals, was dumped into the Condamine River in southeast Queensland.
The investigation said the environment department approved the disposal based on drinking water standards, not stricter aquatic ecosystem standards.
The revelation, involving a river that forms part of the Murray-Darling Basin, has angered Western Downs Mayor Ray Brown.
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