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Water shortages, pollution mean Latrobe Valley mine lakes plan not viable, environment groups say


Water shortages, pollution mean Latrobe Valley mine lakes plan not viable, environment groups say
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DecDecember 2020 at 3:11am
An artist's impression of what the Hazelwood brown coal mine could look like if it is filled with water.
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Environmental groups say newly released documents which raise concerns about water availability and groundwater pollution cast fresh doubt over a plan to turn Victoria's three brown coal mines into lakes when they close.
Key points:
A Victorian Government report reveals filling the Latrobe Valley coal mines with water would affect vegetation and wildlife
The EPA has ordered Hazelwood mine owners to clean up groundwater contamination

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