Tuesday, June 19

Metgasco's wastewater fine



CSG protesters (above) marching in the 2012 Casino Beef Week parade and (top right and above left) outside Metgasco’s office in Johnston Street, Casino, including Jasmine Whyte (above right) of Goonengerry. Metgasco (top left) CEO Peter Henderson, left, and external relations manager Richard Shields at the company’s Dobies Bight site, and Metgasco supervisors (above right, centre) monitoring the dismantling of a rig

METGASCO has been fined $5000 by the State Government for failing to provide information about its plans to dispose of wastewater produced by the coal seam gas extraction process.
The fines were revealed on a government web site which listed cases of "non-compliance" with the Mining Act and Petroleum (Onshore) Act.

The breaches related to petroleum exploration license (PEL) 16, which covered an area including Casino and north of the town, and license 426 which covered an area including Grafton.

A spokeswoman for resources and energy minister Chris Hartcher confirmed the government "issued a direction requiring Metgasco to submit a Water Management Plan, including details of all water holding ponds and water movements" on April 27.

"Two penalty infringement notices totalling $5000 were issued ... for failing to comply with all requirements of the direction," the spokeswoman said.

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