Scientific advice

The Australian Government and state government regulators refer coal seam gas and large coal mining proposals to the Independent Expert Scientific Committee on Coal Seam Gas and Large Coal Mining Development (IESC) for expert scientific advice on the potential water-related impacts of these developments.

In giving scientific advice the IESC considers all the potential impacts of the proposed development to water resources. This includes groundwater, surface water, water quantity and quality, ecosystems and ecological processes that affect the water resource and water-dependent assets.

This advice enables regulators to make their decisions based on the best available science.

The IESC publish all the scientific advice provided to regulators. You can use the search tool on this page to find any of this advice.

Project advice

Reference number	Regulator	Project location	Project name	Date of IESC advice	File
2020-113	Australian Government and NSW	NSW	Angus Place Mine Extension Project (EPBC 2013/6889 and SSD 5602) Expansion	12 May 2020	Angus Place Mine Extension Project (EPBC 2013/6889 and SSD 5602) Expansion (PDF 298.6KB) Angus Place Mine Extension Project (EPBC 2013/6889 and SSD 5602) Expansion (DOC 471.6KB)
2020-114	Australian Government and QLD	QLD	Isaac Downs Coal Mine Project (EPBC 2019/8413) – New Development	12 May 2020	Isaac Downs Coal Mine Project (EPBC 2019/8413) – New Development (PDF 218.1KB) Isaac Downs Coal Mine Project (EPBC 2019/8413) – New Development (DOC 479.6KB)
2020-111	Australian Government and NSW	NSW	Glendell Continued Operations Project (EPBC 2019/8409 and SSD 9349) – Expansion	11 Mar 2020	Glendell Continued Operations Project (EPBC 2019/8409 and SSD 9349) – Expansion (PDF 296KB) Glendell Continued Operations Project (EPBC 2019/8409 and SSD 9349) – Expansion (DOC 468.5KB)
2020-112	NSW	NSW	Russell Vale Revised Underground Expansion Project (MP 09_0013) Expansion	05 Mar 2020	Russell Vale Revised Underground Expansion Project (MP 09_0013) Expansion (PDF 107KB) Russell Vale Revised Underground Expansion Project (MP 09_0013) Expansion (DOC 449.5KB)
2019-110	Australian Government and NSW	NSW	Bulga Optimisation Project MOD 3 / Bulga Underground Operations MOD 7 (EPBC 2018/8300 and SSD 4960 / DA 376-8-2003) – Expansion	16 Dec 2019	Bulga Optimisation Project MOD 3 / Bulga Underground Operations MOD 7 (EPBC 2018/8300 and SSD 4960 / DA 376-8-2003) – Expansion (PDF 248.2KB) Bulga Optimisation Project MOD 3 / Bulga Underground Operations MOD 7 (EPBC 2018/8300 and SSD 4960 / DA 376-8-2003) – Expansion (DOC 667.1KB)