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Linc Energy gives Queensland Government millions for contamination clean up
BY STEPHANIE SMAILUPDATED MON SEP 26 17:18:05 EST 2016
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Linc Energy still faces legal action for alleged environmental harm.
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The Queensland Government has secured $3.6 million from failed resources company Linc Energy to begin rehabilitation efforts on the western Darling Downs.
Linc Energy, now in liquidation, is accused of contaminating large swathes of prime cropping land on and around its Hopeland underground coal gasification plant, near Chinchilla.
Environment Minister Steven Miles said the money, which was paid as a financial assurance for the project, would be used for groundwater monitoring.
But Mr Miles said it was well short of what was needed to finish rehabilitating the site.
"The Environment Department had previously estimated the rehabilitation cost and attempted to increase the financial assurance to $29 million, so there's a significant shortfall," he said.
Linc Energy is facing a range of legal action including five counts of wilfully and unlawfully causing serious environmental harm.
Steven Miles said the water monitoring was an important first step towards fixing the site.
"The program of getting the funds needed and implementing the rehabilitation will take years. It's the biggest single pollution event in Queensland's history," he said.
"This monitoring will help inform what action needs to be taken."
Mr Miles said there was more work to do to make sure similar rehabilitation shortfalls weren't a problem in the future.
"Government experts are currently reviewing the state's financial assurance framework," he said.
"It may be that an alternative model will deliver better results."
The review is due to wrap up by the end of the year.
POSTED MON SEP 26 16:59:14 EST 2016
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