abc.net.au/news/south32-agrees-to-record-payout-over-sydney-water-supply-take/102586374Australian mining company South32 has agreed to pay a record sum after an investigation revealed one of its coal mines drained millions of litres of water from the Sydney water catchment without a licence.
"These alleged breaches are very serious and they do concern significant quantities of water, water which is lost from an ecologically sensitive area both to surface creeks and wetlands above the Dendrobium coal mine," he said. "We will be monitoring the company's compliance very closely, both with the enforceable undertaking and in terms of their general compliance they hold for their operations," Mr Barnes said.
She said the mine had repeatedly breached its operating conditions, which raised questions about how mines were approved.