Water spat at Werris Creek coal mine fans farmers' fears about Shenhua super pit

By Peter Hannam
Updated November 7 2015 - 2:08am, first published 1:52am
Whitehaven's Werris Creek coal mine has abundant water – not so farmers around, hydro expert says. Photo: Supplied by sallyaldenphotography.com
Whitehaven's Werris Creek coal mine has abundant water – not so farmers around, hydro expert says. Photo: Supplied by sallyaldenphotography.com
Farmers on the Liverpool Plains some 20 kilometres from Werris Creek says coal mining poses too big a risk to groundwater sources. Photo: Dean Sewell
Farmers on the Liverpool Plains some 20 kilometres from Werris Creek says coal mining poses too big a risk to groundwater sources. Photo: Dean Sewell

Whitehaven's Werris Creek coal mine is at least partially responsible for the drying-up of farmers' water bores, and the miner's groundwater models and field investigations were limited in their ability to predict future impacts from the project, a University of NSW study claims.

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