About the document

For some topics, Explanatory Notes have been written to supplement the Independent Expert Scientific Committee on Coal Seam Gas and Large Coal Mining Development (IESC) Information Guidelines, providing tailored guidance and up-to-date robust scientific methodologies and tools for specific components of environmental impact assessments on coal seam gas and large coal mining developments.

The Information Guidelines Explanatory Note - Uncertainty analysis—Guidance for groundwater modelling within a risk management framework identifies tools and methods to help proponents understand the range of available approaches to uncertainty analysis in groundwater modelling and are designed to be utilised across a range of regulatory regimes.

The summary guide provides a short, simplified summary of the Explanatory Note and includes a quick checklist for regulators.

Updates to IESC Information Guidelines and Explanatory Notes will be undertaken as new methodologies and tools become available.

Further information

• Information guidelines for proponents preparing coal seam gas and large coal mining development proposals
• On 26 May 2021, the IESC hosted a virtual masterclass on its Explanatory Note: Uncertainty analysis–Guidance for groundwater modelling within a risk management framework.