Hume Coal mine would drain water from 93 bores around Sutton Forest, says EIS

By Ben Langford
Updated April 28 2017 - 2:37pm, first published 2:30pm
Water shortened: Ken Wilson presents a petition to NSW MP Pru Goward, who opposes the mine.
Water shortened: Ken Wilson presents a petition to NSW MP Pru Goward, who opposes the mine.

Mining would lower the water level of 93 bores on Southern Highlands farmland – for between 36 and 65 years, an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) shows.

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