Adani facing stringent water use rules – Minister

The Queensland state government has put in place financial and regulatory safeguards, as well as a stringent monitoring system to manage the water supply to the proposed Carmichael coal project. Natural Resources and Mines Minister Dr Anthony Lynham said project developer Adani had to provide the government with A$20.15-million before drawing any surface water from a special reserve set aside for significant projects. “The water licences provide the mine with a volume of water equal to about 1% of what farmers are able to use in the Burdekin catchment now,” he said.