Landholders need to be aware of the impacts

Landholders approached by CSG companies need to be aware critical importance of seeking independent legal advice on all aspects of CSG development on your land as any Conduct and Compensation Agreement you enter into with a CSG company…

Well stimulation and fracking

CSG Well Stimulation methods (such as hydraulic fracking) create expanded pathways for the movement of water and gas underground. These processes bring with the added risks to groundwater supply and groundwater quality.

BSA dismayed by destruction of landholder rights in new law

The Queensland Government’s decision to ignore landholders’ concerns and pass a law that takes away the right for landholders and community groups to object to resource developments has left rural Queenslanders feeling abandoned, according to the BSA.

CSG and the danger of open exploration holes

If the water is removed from the coal seams as planned over such a vast area of Queensland we are going to see uncontrollable volumes of gas leak from open mineral exploration test holes and we will also witness the depletion of many of our aquifers via these holes.

Millions of tonnes of salt with nowhere to go

Extracted associated CSG water contains high concentrations of salt with reports of up to 200,000 tonnes of salt extracted annually as part of the dewatering process. In the past this salty water has been stored in evaporation dams – causing major concerns about the impact on soil salinity and seepage into shallow aquifers.

Problems with ‘Make good’ agreements

CSG Industry has been touting that that there are only 85 CSG affected bores. However, the Underground Water Impact Management report predicted declining water levels in a further 528 bores in long term.

Bullying and the 10 day land court squeeze

BSA has concerns about the land access process and the way that some CSG companies use the threat of land court to add pressure during negotiations.

Destroying our quiet way of life

You have chosen a rural lifestyle. A home in the country where the you have privacy and peacefulness. The farm life where your children ride are free to ride their motorbikes or horses around the farm, you can do the “nudey run” to the clothesline, the only people coming up your driveway are your invited guests.

Impacts from infrastructure

While the actually well-pad may be the size of “half a netball court”, BSA is concerned that the industry and government are not considering the cumulative impacts of all the associated infrastructure pipelines, roads, powerlines, water infrastructure, compaction.

Lack of confidence in the underground water baseline model

Underground Water Impact Management report is the report the government is using for baseline modelling of underground water and BSA is aware that it has not included information from one of the major CSG company players – Arrow Energy. It also does not factor in the impact of thousands of abandoned exploration holes in the Surat and Galilee Basins.