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 2020 | Callide Batchfire Callide | RP3 (Lake Gasteen) | Gate Creek | EPML00720413 | Yes |
| 6–7 Mar 2020 | Minerva Minerva Coal Pty Ltd | RP5 | Sandhurst Creek | EPML00668614 | Yes |
| 6–7 Mar 2020 | Minerva Minerva Coal Pty Ltd | RP1 | Sandhurst Creek | EPML00668613 | Yes |
| 6–9 Mar 2020 | Goonyella Riverside BHP Coal | Discharge Point 1 | Isaac River | EPML00853413 | Yes |
| 6–7 Mar 2020 | Cook Colliery Cook Resources Mining Pty Ltd | RP 1 | Blackwater Creek | EA0002027 | Yes |
| 6–8 Mar 2020 | Cook Colliery Cook Resources Mining Pty Ltd | RP 2 | Blackwater Creek | EA0002027 | Yes |
| 6–7 Mar 2020 | 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 2020 | Cook Colliery Cook Resources Mining Pty Ltd | RP 1 | Blackwater Creek | EA0002027 | Yes |
| 19–23 Feb 2020 | Cook Colliery Cook Resources Mining Pty Ltd | RP 1 | Blackwater Creek | EA0002027 | Yes |
| 19 Feb 2020 | Cook Colliery Cook Resources Mining Pty Ltd | RP 1 | Blackwater Creek | EA0002027 | Yes |
| 14 Feb 2020 | Cook Colliery Cook Resources Mining Pty Ltd | RP 1 | Blackwater Creek | EA0002027 | Yes |
| 13 Feb 2020 | Bluff Carabella Resources Pty Ltd | Town Dam (sediment dam) | Columba Creek | EPML02090614 | No |
| 11–14 Feb 2020 | Blackwater BHP Coal | RP2 | Blackwater Creek | EPML00717813 | Yes |
| 10–16 Feb 2020 | Blackwater BHP Coal | RP12 | Blackwater Creek | EPML00717813 | No |
| 10–14 Feb 2020 | Cook Colliery Cook Resources Mining Pty Ltd | RP 1 | Blackwater Creek | EA0002027 | Yes |
| 8 Feb 2020 | Peak Downs BHP Coal | RP5 | Ripstone Creek | EPML00318213 | Yes |
| 7–8 Feb 2020 | Blackwater BHP Coal | RP12 | Blackwater Creek | EPML00717813 | No |
| 6–18 Feb 2020 | Blackwater BHP Coal | RP3 | Blackwater Creek | EPML00717813 | Yes |
| 5 Feb–9 Jan 2020 | Cook Colliery Cook Resources Mining Pty Ltd | RP 1 | Blackwater Creek | EA0002027 | Yes |
| 5–17 Feb 2020 | Cook Colliery Cook Resources Mining Pty Ltd | RP 2 | Blackwater Creek | EA0002027 | Yes |
| 5–9 Feb 2020 | Blackwater BHP Coal | RP2 | Blackwater Creek | EPML00717813 | Yes |
| 4–10 Feb 2020 | 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 2020 | Ensham Bligh Coal Limited | RP1 | Nogoa River | EPML00732813 | Yes |
| 26 Jan–2 Feb 2020 | Blackwater BHP Coal | RP2 | Blackwater Creek | EPML00717813 | Yes |
| 26 Jan 2020 | Blackwater BHP Coal | RP12 | Blackwater Creek | EPML00717813 | Yes |
| 25–28 Jan 2020 | Cook Colliery Cook Resources Mining Pty Ltd | RP 2 | Blackwater Creek | EA0002027 | Yes |
| 25–26 Jan 2020 | Blackwater BHP Coal | RP11 | Blackwater Creek | EPML00717813 | Yes |
| 25–26 Jan 2020 | Cook Colliery Cook Resources Mining Pty Ltd | RP 1 | Blackwater Creek | EA0002027 | Yes |