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Ag fears over plan to inject waste CO2 into Great Artesian Basin aquifer

A depiction of Surat Basin groundwater systems in the CTSCo Environmental Impact Statement, sourced from Queensland’s Office of Groundwater Impact Assessment.

 

A MINING company’s plans to inject waste Carbon Dioxide captured from a power station into a Great Artesian Basin aquifer has been labelled as “madness” by representatives of the many existing users who already depend on the groundwater resource.

The controversial carbon capture and underground storage project was publicly announced in November, and is currently being reviewed by the Queensland Government.

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