Fitzroy Basin coal mine water releases—2019–20

Data supplied below for all coal mine water releases in the Fitzroy Basin in the 2019–20 wet season. Please note no data is provided on days where no coal mine water releases occurred.

March 2020

7 releases this month.

Date	Mine	Release point	Receiving waters	Environmental Authority	Compliant
9–11 Mar	Callide Batchfire Callide	RP3 (Lake Gasteen)	Gate Creek	EPML00720413	Yes
6–7 Mar	Minerva Minerva Coal Pty Ltd	RP5	Sandhurst Creek	EPML00668614	Yes
6–7 Mar	Minerva Minerva Coal Pty Ltd	RP1	Sandhurst Creek	EPML00668613	Yes
6–8 Mar	Cook Colliery Cook Resources Mining Pty Ltd	RP 2	Blackwater Creek	EA0002027	Yes
6–9 Mar	Goonyella Riverside BHP Coal	Discharge Point 1	Isaac River	EPML00853413	Yes
6–7 Mar	Cook Colliery Cook Resources Mining Pty Ltd	RP 1	Blackwater Creek	EA0002027	Yes
6–7 Mar	Blackwater BHP Coal	RP2	Blackwater Creek	EPML00717813	Yes

February 2020

15 releases this month.

Date	Mine	Release point	Receiving waters	Environmental Authority	Compliant
26–27 Feb	Cook Colliery Cook Resources Mining Pty Ltd	RP 1	Blackwater Creek	EA0002027	Yes
19–23 Feb	Cook Colliery Cook Resources Mining Pty Ltd	RP 1	Blackwater Creek	EA0002027	Yes
19 Feb	Cook Colliery Cook Resources Mining Pty Ltd	RP 1	Blackwater Creek	EA0002027	Yes
14 Feb	Cook Colliery Cook Resources Mining Pty Ltd	RP 1	Blackwater Creek	EA0002027	Yes
13 Feb	Bluff Carabella Resources Pty Ltd	Town Dam (sediment dam)	Columba Creek	EPML02090614	No
11–14 Feb	Blackwater BHP Coal	RP2	Blackwater Creek	EPML00717813	Yes
10–14 Feb	Cook Colliery Cook Resources Mining Pty Ltd	RP 1	Blackwater Creek	EA0002027	Yes
10–16 Feb	Blackwater BHP Coal	RP12	Blackwater Creek	EPML00717813	No
8 Feb	Peak Downs BHP Coal	RP5	Ripstone Creek	EPML00318213	Yes
7–8 Feb	Blackwater BHP Coal	RP12	Blackwater Creek	EPML00717813	No
6–18 Feb	Blackwater BHP Coal	RP3	Blackwater Creek	EPML00717813	Yes
5–9 Feb	Blackwater BHP Coal	RP2	Blackwater Creek	EPML00717813	Yes
5 Feb–9 Jan	Cook Colliery Cook Resources Mining Pty Ltd	RP 1	Blackwater Creek	EA0002027	Yes
5–17 Feb	Cook Colliery Cook Resources Mining Pty Ltd	RP 2	Blackwater Creek	EA0002027	Yes
4–10 Feb	Blackwater BHP Coal	RP11	Blackwater Creek	EPML00717813	Yes

January 2020

6 releases this month.

Date	Mine	Release point	Receiving waters	Environmental Authority	Compliant
28–29 Jan	Ensham Bligh Coal Limited	RP1	Nogoa River	EPML00732813	Yes
26 Jan–2 Feb	Blackwater BHP Coal	RP2	Blackwater Creek	EPML00717813	Yes
26 Jan	Blackwater BHP Coal	RP12	Blackwater Creek	EPML00717813	Yes
25–26 Jan	Blackwater BHP Coal	RP11	Blackwater Creek	EPML00717813	Yes
25–28 Jan	Cook Colliery Cook Resources Mining Pty Ltd	RP 2	Blackwater Creek	EA0002027	Yes
25–26 Jan	Cook Colliery Cook Resources Mining Pty Ltd	RP 1	Blackwater Creek	EA0002027	Yes