The Queensland Greens say that as the clean-up begins in southern Queensland from February flooding, we may have to wait months for information on damage from breached csg dams and holding ponds.
“The LNG Enforcement Unit’s report to June 2011 noted 4 instances of discharge of coal seam gas (csg) water, 3 instances of discharges above government set limits and 6 instances of Transitional Environment Programs to allow releases of water from csg dams during last year’s January flooding,” Queensland Greens state spokesperson Libby Connors said today.
“They promised another report in September 2011 but we are still waiting for it.
“Now that Andrew Brier, the head of the LNG Enforcement Unit has gone to work for Santos, who knows how long we may have to wait for an update.
“Essentially what happened in last year’s floods on the Darling Downs and central Queensland was that DERM gave TEPs so that the companies could release water from dams that were about to breach.
“So they authorised water that was known to be high in salts and other contaminants including heavy metals to be released into the floodwaters.
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