Longwall mining at Dendrobium 'causes cracked creek to run dry': video

By Ben Langford
Updated September 30 2016 - 9:20pm, first published 5:30pm
After longwall extraction below, the creek known as WC21 has cracked to the point where water no longer travels down it unless there's a flash flood.
After longwall extraction below, the creek known as WC21 has cracked to the point where water no longer travels down it unless there's a flash flood.

Water courses within the drinking water catchment have run dry after recent longwall mining underneath them, environmentalists say after a recent visit to Illawarra Coal’s Dendrobium mining lease.

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