Footnotes

Chapter 1

[1]        Murray-Darling Basin Authority, www.mdba.gov.au (accessed 31 August 2009).

[2]        Murray-Darling Basin Authority, www.mdba.gov.au (accessed 31 August 2009).

[3]        Murray-Darling Basin Authority, www.mdba.gov.au (accessed 31 August 2009).

[4]        Murray-Darling Basin Authority, www.mdba.gov.au (accessed 31 August 2009).

[5]        Murray-Darling Basin Authority, www.mdba.gov.au (accessed 31 August 2009).

[6]        Committee Hansard, 28 September 2009, p. 2.

[7]        NSW State Government, Submission 34, p. 2.

[8]        Minerals Council of Australia, Submission 74, p. 2.

[9]        The Department of Resources, Energy and Tourism, www.ret.gov.au (accessed 14 October 2009).

[10]      The Department of Resources, Energy and Tourism, www.ret.gov.au (accessed 14 October 2009).

[11]      The Department of Resources, Energy and Tourism, www.ret.gov.au (accessed 14 October 2009).

[12]      The Department of Resources, Energy and Tourism, www.ret.gov.au (accessed 14 October 2009).

[13]      NSW Minerals Council, Submission 63, p. 2.

[14]      Geoscience Australia, http://www.australianminesatlas.gov.au/education/fact_sheets/coal.jsp#black_mining (accessed 14 October 2009).

[15]      NSW Minerals Council, Submission 63, p. 2.

[16]      NSW Minerals Council, Submission 63, p. 2.

[17]      NSW Minerals Council, Submission 63, p. 2.

[18]      NSW Minerals Council, Submission 63, p. 2.

[19]      NSW Minerals Council, Submission 63, p. 2.

[20]      Queensland Department of Mines and Energy, Queensland's World-class Coals, http://www.dme.qld.gov.au/zone_files/coal_files_pdf/wcc_nov_07_1.pdf (accessed 31 August 2009).

[21]      Queensland Department of Mines and Energy, Queensland's World-class Coals, http://www.dme.qld.gov.au/zone_files/coal_files_pdf/wcc_nov_07_1.pdf (accessed 31 August 2009).

[22]      Queensland Department of Mines and Energy, Queensland's World-class Coals, http://www.dme.qld.gov.au/zone_files/coal_files_pdf/wcc_nov_07_1.pdf (accessed 31 August 2009).

[23]      Queensland Department of Mines and Energy, Queensland's World-class Coals, http://www.dme.qld.gov.au/zone_files/coal_files_pdf/wcc_nov_07_1.pdf (accessed 31 August 2009).

[24]      Queensland Curtis LNG, Coal Seam Gas Fact Sheet, http://qclng.com.au/uploads/docs/qclng_csg_fs_WEB.pdf (accessed 31 August 2009).

[25]      Queensland Curtis LNG, Coal Seam Gas Fact Sheet, http://qclng.com.au/uploads/docs/qclng_csg_fs_WEB.pdf (accessed 31 August 2009).

[26]      Queensland Curtis LNG, Coal Seam Gas Fact Sheet, http://qclng.com.au/uploads/docs/qclng_csg_fs_WEB.pdf (accessed 31 August 2009).

[27]      Queensland Department of Mines and Energy, Queensland's Coal Seam Gas Overview, http://www.energy.qld.gov.au/zone_files/coal_files_pdf/new_csg_cc.pdf (accessed 31 August 2009).

[28]      CSIRO, Submission 65, p. 4.

[29]      Queensland Department of Employment, Economic Development and Innovation, Queensland Mines and Energy, 'Petroleum & gas: production', www.dme.qld.gov.au/mines/production_1.cfm, (accessed 23 November 2009).

[30]      Liverpool Plains Shire Council, Mining Consultative Committee, minutes of meeting, 13 October 2009, p. 2.

[31]      CSIRO, CSIRO Murray-Darling Basin Sustainable Yields Project – a report to the Australian Government, www.clw.csiro.au/publications/waterforahealthycountry/mdbsy/pdf/Namoi-FactSheet.pdf (accessed 31 August 2009).

[32]      CSIRO, CSIRO Murray-Darling Basin Sustainable Yields Project – a report to the Australian Government, www.clw.csiro.au/publications/waterforahealthycountry/mdbsy/pdf/Namoi-FactSheet.pdf (accessed 31 August 2009).

[33]      CSIRO, Water Availability in the Namoi, www.csiro.au/files/files/phzr.pdf (accessed 31 August 2009).

[34]      Mr Timothy Duddy, Spokesperson, Caroona Coal Action Group, Proof Committee Hansard, 28 September 2009, p 16.

[35]      Australian Bureau of Statistics, National Regional Profile: Liverpool Plains, www.abs.gov.au (accessed 31 August 2009).

[36]      Four Corners, The Good Earth, www.abc.gov.au/4corners (accessed 25 August 2009).

[37]      Four Corners, The Good Earth, www.abc.gov.au/4corners (accessed 25 August 2009).

[38]      Caroona Coal Action Group, http://www.ccag.org.au/ (accessed 31 August 2009).

[39]      Shenhua Watermark Coal Pty Ltd, Submission 72, p. 2.

[40]      Shenhua Watermark Coal Pty Ltd, Submission 72, p. 2.

[41]      Four Corners, The Good Earth, www.abc.gov.au/4corners (accessed 25 August 2009).

[42]      State Development Centre Toowoomba, Darling Downs and Southwest Queensland - Energy infrastructure and resources, http://www.dalbychamber.com.au/docs/Qld%20Centre%20Of%20Enterprise%20-%20Darling%20Downs%204.pdf (accessed 31 August 2009).

[43]      The southern end of the Surat Basin is also referred to as the Clarence-Moreton Basin.

[44]      Friends of Felton Inc, http://www.friendsoffelton.blogspot.com/ (accessed 31 August 2009).

[45]      Councillor Ray Brown, Dalby Regional Council Mayor, Quoted in Coal Mining, http://www.miningcoal.com.au/article/Surat-Basin-coal-booming-despite-Queensland-job-cuts/435005.aspx, (accessed 4 September 2009).

[46]      Queensland Department of Mines and Energy, Queensland's World-class Coals, http://www.dme.qld.gov.au/zone_files/coal_files_pdf/wcc_nov_07_1.pdf (accessed 31 August 2009).

[47]      Friends of Felton Inc, http://www.friendsoffelton.blogspot.com/ (accessed 31 August 2009).

Chapter 2 - Water supply and quality

[1]        Vertosols are also often called cracking clay soils. They have a clay texture throughout the profile; display strong cracking when dry, and shrink and swell considerably during wetting and drying phases.

[2]        Australian Society of Soil Scientists Incorporated, Submission 24, p. 2. 

[3]        Australian Society of Soil Scientists Incorporated, Submission 24, p. 3. 

[4]        Cr Wayne Newton, Agforce, Proof Committee Hansard, 29 September 2009, p. 14.

[5]        National Farmers' Federation, Submission 55, p. 1.

[6]        Mr Ian Whan, Committee Member, Friends of Felton Inc, Proof Committee Hansard, 29 September 2009, p. 29.

[7]        Mr Jeffrey Bidstrup, Chair, Haystack Road Coal Committee, Proof Committee Hansard, 29 September 2009, p. 9.

[8]        Mr Jeffrey Bidstrup, Chair, Haystack Road Coal Committee, Proof Committee Hansard, 29 September 2009, p. 7.

[9]        Mr John Clements, Executive Officer, Namoi Water, Proof Committee Hansard, 28 September 2009, p. 16.

[10]      Mrs Kirrily Blomfield, Proof Committee Hansard, 28 September 2009, p. 24.

[11]      Mrs Kirrily Blomfield, Proof Committee Hansard, 28 September 2009, p. 24.

[12]      Mrs Kirrily Blomfield, Proof Committee Hansard, 28 September 2009, p. 26.

[13]      Mr John Clements, Executive Officer, Namoi Water, Proof Committee Hansard, 28 September 2009, p. 21.

[14]      Australian Institute of Agricultural Science and Technology, Submission 40, p. 2.

[15]      Mr John Clements, Executive Officer, Namoi Water, Proof Committee Hansard, 28 September 2009, p. 19.

[16]      Mrs Vicki Green, Member, Friends of Felton Inc, Proof Committee Hansard, 29 September 2009, p. 27.

[17]      Mr Jeffrey Bidstrup, Chair, Haystack Road Coal Committee, Proof Committee Hansard, 29 September 2009, p. 12.

[18]      Mr St John Kent, Member, Jimbour Action Group, Proof Committee Hansard, 29 September 2009, p. 35.

[19]      Mr Geoff Penton, Chief Executive Officer, Queensland Murray-Darling Committee Inc, Proof Committee Hansard, 29 September 2009, p. 41.

[20]      Queensland government, A study of the cumulative impacts on water quality of mining activities in the Fitzroy River Basin, April 2009.  http://www.fitzroyriver.qld.gov.au/cumulativeimpacts.html (accessed 21 October 2009).

[21]      Queensland government, A study of the cumulative impacts on water quality of mining activities in the Fitzroy River Basin, April 2009.  http://www.fitzroyriver.qld.gov.au/cumulativeimpacts.html (accessed 21 October 2009).

[22]      Queensland Resource Council, additional information, 20 October 2009.

[23]      Queensland Resource Council, additional information, 20 October 2009.

[24]      Mr Timothy Duddy, Spokesperson, Caroona Coal Action Group, Proof Committee Hansard, 28 September 2009, p. 22.

[25]      Mr John Clements, Executive Officer, Namoi Water, Proof Committee Hansard, 28 September 2009, p. 20.

[26]      Mrs Bridget Gallagher, Proof Committee Hansard, 28 September 2009, p. 28.

[27]      Caroona Coal Action Group - Coal Seam Methane Subcommittee, Submission 29, p. 3.

[28]      Caroona Coal Action Group – Coal Seam Methane Subcommittee, Submission 29. 

[29]      Mr Stephen Kelemen, Manager, Coal Seam Gas, Santos, Proof Committee Hansard, 29 September 2009, p. 53.

[30]      Roxana Witter et al., 2008, Potential Exposure-Related Human Health Effects of Oil and Gas Development: A Literature Review (2003-2008), University of Colorado Denver School of Public Health.

[31]      Santos, Submission 84, p. 10.

[32]      CSIRO, Submission 65, p .5.

[33]      CSIRO, Submission 65, p. 5.

[34]      Ms Sue-Ern Tan, General Manager, Policy and Strategy, New South Wales Minerals Council, Proof Committee Hansard, 28 September 2009, p. 2; Mr Andrew Barger, Director, Industry Policy, Queensland Resources Council, Proof Committee Hansard, 29 September 2009, p. 58.

[35]      Cr Wayne Newton, Agforce, additional information, 29 September 2009.

[36]      Mr Jeffrey Bidstrup, Chair, Haystack Road Coal Committee, Proof Committee Hansard, 29 September 2009, p. 2; Cr Wayne Newton, Agforce, Proof Committee Hansard, 29 September 2009, p. 14.

[37]      Cr Wayne Newton, Agforce, Proof Committee Hansard, 29 September 2009, p. 15.

[38]      Santos Ltd, Submission 84, pp 4–8.

[39]      Santos Ltd, Submission 84, p. 8.

[40]      Santos Ltd, Submission 84, p. 5.

[41]      Cr Wayne Newton, Agforce, Proof Committee Hansard, 29 September 2009, p. 15.

[42]      Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration Association, Submission 57, p. 2.

[43]      Mr Shaun Davidge, Manager, Water Strategies, Santos, Proof Committee Hansard, 29 September 2009, p. 52.

[44]      Mr Shaun Davidge, Manager, Water Strategies, Santos, Committee Hansard, 29 September 2009, pp 57–58. 

[45]      Queensland government, http://www.dip.qld.gov.au/growth-strategies/queensland-coal-seam-gas-water-management-policy.html (accessed 21 October 2009).

[46]      Queensland government, http://www.dip.qld.gov.au/growth-strategies/queensland-coal-seam-gas-water-management-policy.html (accessed 21 October 2009).

[47]      Queensland government, http://www.dip.qld.gov.au/growth-strategies/management-of-coal-seam-gas-water.html (accessed 21 October 2009).

[48]      Ms Sue-Ern Tan, General Manager, Policy and Strategy, New South Wales Minerals Council, Proof Committee Hansard, 28 September 2009, p. 2.

[49]      Mrs Vicki Green, Member, Friends of Felton Inc, Proof Committee Hansard, 29 September 2009, p. 26.

[50]      Mr Robert McCreath, President, Friends of Felton Inc, Proof Committee Hansard, 29 September 2009, p. 26.

[51]      CSIRO, Submission 65, pp 5–6.

[52]      CSIRO, Submission 65, p. 6.

[53]      Mr Geoff Penton, Chief Executive Officer, Queensland Murray-Darling Committee Inc, Proof Committee Hansard, 29 September 2009, p. 41.

[54]      Cr Wayne Newton, Agforce, Proof Committee Hansard, 29 September 2009, p. 13.

[55]      Ms Rachelle McDonald, Director, Environment and Community, New South Wales Minerals Council, Proof Committee Hansard, 28 September 2009, p. 8.

[56]      Mr John Clements, Executive Officer, Namoi Water, Proof Committee Hansard, 28 September 2009, p. 19.

[57]      Mr John Clements, Executive Officer, Namoi Water, Proof Committee Hansard, 28 September 2009, p. 21.

[58]      Mr John Clements, Executive Officer, Namoi Water, Proof Committee Hansard, 28 September 2009, pp 19–21.

Chapter 3 - Rehabilitation, regulation, and planning

[1]        Mrs Kirrily Blomfield, Proof Committee Hansard, 28 September 2009, p. 23.

[2]        Australian Society of Soil Scientists Incorporated, Submission 24, p. 4.

[3]        Australian Society of Soil Scientists Incorporated, Submission 24, p. 4.

[4]        Australian Society of Soil Scientists Incorporated, Submission 24, p. 4.

[5]        Australian Society of Soil Scientists Incorporated, Submission 24, p. 4.

[6]        Australian Society of Soil Scientists Incorporated, Submission 24, p. 4.

[7]        Australian Society of Soil Scientists Incorporated, Submission 24, p. 4.

[8]        Australian Society of Soil Scientists Incorporated, Submission 24, p. 4.

[9]        Sustainable Minerals Council, Submission 32, p. 4.

[10]      Sustainable Minerals Council, Submission 32, p. 4.

[11]      Mrs Vicki Green, Member, Friends of Felton Inc, Proof Committee Hansard, 29 September 2009, p. 30.

[12]      Mrs Vicki Green, Member, Friends of Felton Inc, Proof Committee Hansard, 29 September 2009, p. 30.

[13]      Mr Geoff Penton, Chief Executive Officer, Queensland Murray-Darling Committee Inc, Proof Committee Hansard, 29 September 2009, p. 41.

[14]      Mr Geoff Penton, Chief Executive Officer, Queensland Murray-Darling Committee Inc, Proof Committee Hansard, 29 September 2009, p. 41.

[15]      Mr St John Kent, Member, Jimbour Action Group, Proof Committee Hansard, 29 September 2009, p. 35.

[16]      Shenhua Watermark Pty Ltd, Submission 72, p. 1.

[17]      Mr Andrew Barger, Director, Industry Policy, Queensland Resources Council, Proof Committee Hansard, 29 September 2009, p. 58.

[18]      See for example Mrs Kirrily Blomfield, Committee Hansard, 28 September 2008, pp 24–25 and Mrs Vicki Green, Member, Friends of Felton, Committee Hansard, 29 September 2009, p. 27. 

[19]      Mr John Clements, Executive Officer, Namoi Water, Committee Hansard, 28 September 2009, p. 21. 

[20]      National Farmers Federation, Submission 55, p. 2.

[21]      Mrs Kirrily Blomfield, Committee Hansard, 28 September 2008, pp 24–25.

[22]      Mr John Clements, Executive Officer, Namoi Water, Committee Hansard, 28 September 2009, pp 18–19 & 21; Mr Jeff Bidstrup, Chair, Haystack Road Coal Committee, Committee Hansard, 29 September 2009, p. 7.

[23]      DEWHA, Submission 35, p. 1.

[24]      Dr Tony McLeod, General Manager, Murray-Darling Basin Authority, Proof Committee Hansard, 14 October 2009, p. 5.

[25]      Department of Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts, Submission 35, p. 2. 

[26]      Murray-Darling Basin Authority, How the Basin Plan will affect us all, available: http://www.mdba.gov.au/basin_plan (accessed 24 November 2009). 

[27]      Murray-Darling Basin Authority, The Basin Plan, available: http://www.mdba.gov.au/basin_plan (accessed 24 November 2009). 

[28]      Murray-Darling Basin Authority, The Basin Plan, available: http://www.mdba.gov.au/basin_plan (accessed 24 November 2009). 

[29]      Dr Tony McLeod, General Manager, Murray-Darling Basin Authority, Committee Hansard, 14 October 2009, p. 4.

[30]      Murray-Darling Basin Authority, About the Basin Plan, available: http://www.mdba.gov.au/basin_plan/concept-statement/about-the-basin-plan (accessed 24 November 2009). 

[31]      Murray-Darling Basin Authority, How the Basin Plan will affect us all, available: http://www.mdba.gov.au/basin_plan (accessed 24 November 2009). 

[32]      Department of Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts, Submission 35, p. 2. 

[33]      Murray-Darling Basin Authority, The Basin Plan, available: http://www.mdba.gov.au/basin_plan and How the Basin Plan will affect us all, available: http://www.mdba.gov.au/basin_plan (accessed 24 November 2009). 

[34]      Murray-Darling Basin Authority, Key elements of the Basin Plan, available: http://www.mdba.gov.au/basin_plan/concept-statement/key-elements (accessed 24 November 2009). 

[35]      Murray-Darling Basin Authority, Key elements of the Basin Plan, available: http://www.mdba.gov.au/basin_plan/concept-statement/key-elements (accessed 24 November 2009). 

[36]      Murray-Darling Basin Authority, Key elements of the Basin Plan, available: http://www.mdba.gov.au/basin_plan/concept-statement/key-elements (accessed 24 November 2009). 

[37]      Murray-Darling Basin Authority, Key elements of the Basin Plan, available: http://www.mdba.gov.au/basin_plan/concept-statement/key-elements (accessed 24 November 2009). 

[38]      Murray-Darling Basin Authority, Key elements of the Basin Plan, available: http://www.mdba.gov.au/basin_plan/concept-statement/key-elements (accessed 24 November 2009). 

[39]      Murray-Darling Basin Authority, Key elements of the Basin Plan, available: http://www.mdba.gov.au/basin_plan/concept-statement/key-elements (accessed 24 November 2009). 

[40]      Murray-Darling Basin Authority, Key elements of the Basin Plan, available: http://www.mdba.gov.au/basin_plan/concept-statement/key-elements (accessed 24 November 2009). 

[41]      Dr Les Roberts, Executive Director, Murray-Darling Basin Authority, Proof Committee Hansard, 14 October 2009, p. 3.

[42]      National Water Commission, Submission 33, p. 4.

[43]      National Water Commission, Submission 33, p. 2.

[44]      Department of Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts, Submission 35, p. 1.

[45]      Department of Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts, Submission 35, p. 2.

[46]      Department of Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts, Submission 35, p. 2.

[47]      National Water Commission, Submission 33, p. 6.

[48]      National Water Commission, Submission 33, p. 6.

[49]      NSW Department of Industry and Investment, Submission 34, p. 1.

[50]      NSW Department of Industry and Investment, Submission 34, p. 1.

[51]      NSW Department of Industry and Investment, Submission 34, p. 3.

[52]      NSW Department of Industry and Investment, Submission 34, p. 5.

[53]      NSW Department of Industry and Investment, Submission 34, p. 7.

[54]      Ms Sue-Ern Tan, General Manager, Policy and Strategy, New South Wales Minerals Council, Proof Committee Hansard, 28 September 2009, p. 2.

[55]      Ms Sue-Ern Tan, General Manager, Policy and Strategy, New South Wales Minerals Council, Proof Committee Hansard, 28 September 2009, p. 2.

[56]      Queensland government, Submission  73, p. 2.

[57]      Queensland government, Submission  73, p. 3.

[58]      Queensland government, Submission  73, p. 4.

[59]      Queensland government, Submission  73, p. 4.

[60]      Mr Gregory Lane, Deputy Chief Executive, Industry Policy, Queensland Resources Council, Proof Committee Hansard, 29 September 2009, p. 48.

[61]      Mr Gregory Lane, Deputy Chief Executive, Industry Policy, Queensland Resources Council, Proof Committee Hansard, 29 September 2009, p. 48.

[62]      National Water Commission, Submission 33, p. 6.

[63]      Ms Sue-Ern Tan, General Manager, Policy and Strategy, New South Wales Minerals Council, Proof Committee Hansard, 28 September 2009, p. 7.

[64]      Ms Sue-Ern Tan, General Manager, Policy and Strategy, New South Wales Minerals Council, Proof Committee Hansard, 28 September 2009, p. 6.

[65]      Ms Sue-Ern Tan, General Manager, Policy and Strategy, New South Wales Minerals Council, Proof Committee Hansard, 28 September 2009, p. 9.

[66]      Ms Sue-Ern Tan, General Manager, Policy and Strategy, New South Wales Minerals Council, Proof Committee Hansard, 28 September 2009, p. 9.

[67]      Mr Brad Mullard, Executive Director, Mineral Resources Branch, Industry and Investment NSW, Proof Committee Hansard, 19 November 2009, pp 18–19. 

[68]      Mr Brad Mullard, Executive Director, Mineral Resources Branch, Industry and Investment NSW, Proof Committee Hansard, 19 November 2009, p. 19. 

[69]      National Farmers Federation, Submission 55, p. 2.

[70]      Mr Robert McCreath, President, Friends of Felton Inc, Proof Committee Hansard, 29 September 2009, p. 28.

[71]      Mr Jeffrey Bidstrup, Chair, Haystack Road Coal Committee, Proof Committee Hansard, 29 September 2009, p. 11.

[72]      Mr John Clements, Executive Officer, Namoi Water, Proof Committee Hansard, 28 September 2009, p. 19.

[73]      Department of Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts, Submission 35, p. 3.

[74]      Mr Tony Slatyer, First Assistant Secretary, Water Reform Division, Department of Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts, Proof Committee Hansard, 14 October 2009, p. 24.

[75]      Mr Tony Slatyer, First Assistant Secretary, Water Reform Division, Department of Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts, Proof Committee Hansard, 14 October 2009, p. 24.

[76]      DEWHA, Submission 35, p. 3.

[77]      Ms Sue-Ern Tan, General Manager, Policy and Strategy, New South Wales Minerals Council, Proof Committee Hansard, 28 September 2009, p. 5.

[78]      Ms Sue-Ern Tan, General Manager, Policy and Strategy, New South Wales Minerals Council, Proof Committee Hansard, 28 September 2009, p. 9.

[79]      Shenhua Watermark Pty Ltd, Submission 72, p. 5.

[80]      Shenhua Watermark Pty Ltd, Submission 72, p. 1.

[81]      New South Wales Legislative Council, Hansard, 27 October 2009, p. 18674.

[82]      Ms Melanie Stutsel, Director, Environment and Social Policy, Minerals Council of Australia, Inquiry into the operation of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999, Committee Hansard, 9 December 2008, p. 3.

[83]      Mr Jeffrey Bidstrup, Chair, Haystack Road Coal Committee, Proof Committee Hansard, 29 September 2009, p. 6.

[84]      Mr Ian Whan, Friends of Felton, Committee Hansard, 29 September 2009, p. 32.

[85]      Mr Drew Wagner, Senior Policy Officer, Agforce, Proof Committee Hansard, 29 September 2009, p. 20.

[86]      Ms Melanie Stutsel, Director, Environment and Social Policy, Minerals Council of Australia, Inquiry into the operation of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999, Committee Hansard, 9 December 2008, p. 4.

[87]      Mr Geoff Penton, Chief Executive Officer, Queensland Murray Darling Committee, Committee Hansard, 29 September 2009, p. 38.

[88]      Mr John Clements, Executive Officer, Namoi Water, Committee Hansard, 28 September 2009, p. 16.