Queensland government won’t look into Adani’s undisclosed new water source
by Ben Smee from on (#5KHND)
The company's Australian chief executive has described the Carmichael mine's water plans as legal' but commercial in confidence'
The Queensland government will not make any inquiries about Adani's water plans for the Carmichael coalmine, despite the company's public claims it has an undisclosed new source of water that is commercial in confidence".
Guardian Australia reported on Friday Adani had obscured details about its plans to source large volumes of water for the controversial coal project, raising concern among environmental groups and water experts about how the miner intends to cover an 8bn-litre annual shortfall.
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