TY  - Report

AU  - Paul Howe



PY  - 2011
T1  - Framework for assessing potential local and cumulative effects of mining on groundwater resources
PB  - National Water Commission


DO  - https://doi.org/APO-26715
UR  - https://apo.org.au/node/26715

AB  -  
To operate effectively, mining operations often need access to substantial volumes of water.
While water consumption used by the mining industry is less than two per cent of the total estimated water use across Australia, the effect of operations on local groundwater resources can be significant and can impact on other water users.
A key principle of the National Water Initiative (NWI) principle is that all water users require an equitable basis from which to share groundwater and surface water resources.
ER  -