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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-097 | Australian Government | QLD | Middlemount Coal Mine Western Extension (EPBC 2017/8130) – Expansion | 14 Nov 2018 | |
| 2018-099 | Australian Government and NSW | NSW | Vickery Extension Project (EPBC 2016/7649 and SSD 7480) – Expansion | 14 Nov 2018 | |
| 2018-098 | NSW | NSW | Maxwell Project – Expansion | 09 Nov 2018 | |
| 2018-096 | Australian Government and QLD | QLD | Olive Downs Project (EPBC 2017/7867 - 7870) – New Development | 09 Oct 2018 | |
| 2018-095 | Australian Government | QLD | South Walker Creek Mulgrave Resource Access Stage 2C (MRA2C) Project (EPBC 2017/7957) – Expansion | 11 Sep 2018 |