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The panel is to examine and report on:
- Whether coal mining under the catchment for the Mardi Dam would compromise, in any significant way, the water supply of the Central Coast;
- Environmental impacts of any underground coal mining, with a particular emphasis on:
- surface and groundwater resources, especially on drinking water supply and flooding;
- hazards and risks of subsidence impacts; and
- the amenity of the community, including dust and noise impacts;
- Social and economic significance of any underground coal mining to the local community, the region and State; and,
- Areas where mining should not be permitted, or if permitted the conditions under which it may proceed, having regard to the matters listed above and the NSW Government’s strategic planning policies that apply to the area.
Panel members
The panel members are Ms Kerry Chikarovski (Chair), Emer Prof Jim Galvin (Subsidence Expert), Assoc Prof Noel Merrick (Hydrology Expert) and Mr Brian Elton (Social & Community Impact Expert).
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