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Water trigger fails to live up to hype

15 Mar | The Federal Government water trigger announcement might sound promising, but the reality falls far short of meaningful protection. read more
Govt admits CSG risks, but fails again

19 Feb | New NSW govt rules still don't provide protection from CSG for the water catchments that provide clean drinking water to 60% of people in NSW. read more
The inexplicable Chris Hartcher

12 Feb | The NSW Minister for Resources and Energy has made some breathtakingly false assertions on CSG. He needs to explain himself. read more
Abuse of power; pure and simple.

12 Dec | The NSW government has removed all public health experts and appointed an ex-mining exec to chair the board of the Sydney Catchment Authority. read more

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CSG mining and our concerns

Coal Seam Gas (CSG) is principally methane found in underground coal seams, where it is trapped by natural water pressure. It is released by reducing the pressure in the seam by drawing out contaminated water – known as produced water. In most cases some form of additional stimulation – such as fracking – is needed to extract gas at a commercially viable rate. Further, all CSG mining requires the transport and processing of gas, and extensive above ground infrastructure. It can also alter underground stress fields, risking subsidence or other seismic events.

There is mounting evidence that CSG mining poses substantial risks. Stop CSG Illawarra formed to express community concern about these risks, including:

Threats to water systems and supplies
Leaking methane;
Health impacts;
Above ground footprint
Related seismic activity; and
Insufficient research and community engagement in CSG determinations.

Concern about these risks is why Stop CSG Illawarra calls for:

A freeze on CSG exploration and mining
A royal commission into the impacts of CSG development
A ban on fracking
A ban on CSG development in drinking water catchments

CSG exploration licences cover most of the Illawarra, and more applications have been lodged. Four pilot wells have been drilled, one in Darkes Forest and three in conjunction with Metropolitan Colliery.

Sixteen exploration wells in the northern Illawarra have also been granted development consent – all in and around drinking water catchments – though this consent is currently invalid. Sustained opposition from the local community delayed drilling past project expiry dates and an administrative error by the owners saw a renewal application lodged late.

We encourage you to take a deeper look at the risks involved with CSG and the situation in the Illawarra, then judge for yourself.

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What is StopCSG Illawarra?

Stop CSG Illawarra is a local community group campaigning for:

A freeze on CSG exploration and mining
A royal commission into the impacts of CSG development
A ban on fracking
A ban on CSG development in drinking water catchments

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email:: info@stop-csg-illawarra.org
Mail:: Stop CSG Illawarra, PO Box 5022, Wollongong NSW 2520
Phone:: 02 8003 3170

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