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| The lack of signs in the area is because they have to be very high up to not get pulled down |
1. The Pilliga State Forest is a critical recharge area of
the Great Artesian Basin.
2. Recharge areas provide the pressure head (or weight of
water) needed to keep artesian bores flowing to the surface without the aid of
pumps. Dewatering aquifers under the GAB will reduce the pressure head and stop
the flow of bores and spring water flowing to the surface without the aid of a
pump.
3. CSG may contaminate water in aquifers and the Great
Artesian Basin which are both used to water stock and supply town water.
4. The steal and cement which plug the wells will corrode
over time causing contamination and the water from the GAB to leak into the
coal seam below where the gas and water has been removed.
5. The costs of replugging the wells will have to be paid
for by future generations.
6. Santos has applied to have 850 gas wells in the Pilliga
Sate Forest. All development approvals should cease until -
a. A pending court case is heard
over the lack of a proper environmental assessment for this facility. http://www.edonsw.org.au/defending_the_pilliga_in_court
b. A Bioregional Assessment is
completed later this year on the Great Artesian Basin. This is underway in
order to better understand the potential impacts of coal seam gas and large
coal mining developments on water resources and water-related assets. The
Federal Department of the Environment, the Bureau of Meteorology, CSIRO and
Geoscience Australia are all involved. http://www.bioregionalassessments.gov.au/products.shtml.
Information websites
Great Artesian Basin Protection Group http://www.gabpg.org.au/great-artesian-basin
Pilliga Push – peaceful direct action http://pilligapush.com/
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