The Department of Mining says Buckland Dry Creek reinstated pumping into a section of the dry creek salt fields
Ms Coleman believes the dieback was caused by the refilling of gypsum ponds with hypersaline brine at the nearby Dry Creek salt field, which is being managed by the Buckland Dry Creek company. "It's a smoking gun when the pools in the area have saline six times the salinity of seawater, and the pH level is at least a full unit below the normal for sea water."Ms Coleman has been examining the site for a draft City of Salisbury document and said the area's groundwater had been negatively affected.
This is despite the site being authorised for a "holding pattern" only after its former tenants ceased producing salt in 2014. Environmental flows are permitted, such as to support the nearby Adelaide International Bird Sanctuary.
Jail someone
Humans are seriously useless. Destroying environments in the interest of jobs and $$$ when it’s all gone then those won’t exist. We need to change how we act NOW