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Water shortages, pollution mean Latrobe Valley mine lakes plan not viable, environment groups say FriFriday 11 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. ( Print text only Cancel 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