Fitzroy Basin coal mine water releases—2018–19

Data supplied below for all coal mine water releases in the Fitzroy Basin in the 2018–19 wet season. Please note no data is provided on days where no coal mine water releases occurred.

    March 2019

    13 releases this month.

    Date released Mine Release point Receiving waters Authority Compliant
    15–20 Mar Cook Colliery Cook Resources Mining Pty Ltd RP 2 Blackwater Creek Environmental Authority EPML00922913 Yes
    15–25 Mar Blackwater BHP Coal RP10 Blackwater Creek Environmental Authority EPML00717813 Yes
    16 Mar Cook Colliery Cook Resources Mining Pty Ltd RP 1 Blackwater Creek Environmental Authority EPML00922913 Yes
    16–19 Mar Blackwater BHP Coal RP2 Blackwater Creek Environmental Authority EPML00717813 Yes
    16–21 Mar Jellinbah Jellinbah Group RP3 Mackenzie River Environmental Authority EPML00516813 Yes
    27–28 Mar Cook Colliery Cook Resources Mining Pty Ltd RP 1 Blackwater Creek Environmental Authority EPML00922913 Yes
    27 Mar–1 Apr Cook Colliery Cook Resources Mining Pty Ltd RP 2 Blackwater Creek Environmental Authority EPML00922913 Yes
    28–29 Mar Blackwater BHP Coal RP10 Blackwater Creek Environmental Authority EPML00717813 Yes
    28–29 Mar Peak Downs BHP Coal RP4 Boomerang Creek Environmental Authority EPML00318213 Yes
    29–31 Mar Clermont GS Coal Pty Ltd RP2 Bath Creek Environmental Authority EPML006634113 Yes
    29 Mar–4 Apr Jellinbah Jellinbah Group RP5 Mackenzie River Environmental Authority EPML00516813 Yes
    29 Mar–5 Apr Jellinbah Jellinbah Group RP3 Mackenzie River Environmental Authority EPML00516813 Yes
    30 Mar–2 Apr Ensham Bligh Coal Limited RP1 Nogoa River Environmental Authority EPML00732813 Yes

    January 2019

    2 releases this month.

    Date released Mine Release point Receiving waters Authority Compliant
    9 Jan Cook Colliery Cook Resources Mining Pty Ltd RP 1 Blackwater Creek Environmental Authority EPML00922913 Yes
    30 Jan Hail Creek Queensland Coal RP1 (Polishing Pond) Middle Creek, into Absent Creek, then Hail Creek, then Bee Creek Environmental Authority EPML00661913 Yes

    December 2018

    1 release this month.

    Date released Mine Release point Receiving waters Authority Compliant
    15–16 Dec Goonyella Riverside BHP Coal Discharge Point 1 Isaac River Environmental Authority EPML00853413 Yes

    November 2018

    2 releases this month.

    Date released Mine Release point Receiving waters Authority Compliant
    18–19 Nov Cook Colliery Cook Resources Mining Pty Ltd RP 2 Blackwater Creek Environmental Authority EPML00922913 Yes
    21–22 Nov Cook Colliery Cook Resources Mining Pty Ltd RP 2 Blackwater Creek Environmental Authority EPML00922913 Yes