Videos—your questions answered
- Internal review
- Protecting the Great Artesian Basin
- Environmental laws and policies
- Compliance and enforcement
- Myths about coal seam gas
These videos provide information on the safeguards that have been put in place to protect landholders and the environment and provide answers to some of the more commonly asked questions about the coal seam gas industry in Queensland.
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Internal review
This video provides information on the Department of Environment and Resource Management’s (DERM) internal review process for environmental authority decisions, including applications, timeframes and amendments.
Protecting the Great Artesian Basin
The following videos provide information on the Great Artesian Basin, how it operates, and the potential groundwater impacts from coal seam gas activities.
- what is coal seam gas?
- what is the Great Artesian Basin?
- coal seam gas and the Great Artesian Basin
- how much water will be extracted?
- groundwater level drops
- what is the government doing to protect groundwater?
Environmental laws and policies
The following videos discuss some of the major components of environmental laws and policies in place for regulating the coal seam gas industry:
- Coal Seam Gas Water Management Policy
- managing groundwater impacts
- protecting drinking water
- fraccing and BTEX chemicals
- adaptive environmental management
Compliance and enforcement
This video discusses compliance and enforcement in relation to managing and monitoring environmental risks and responding to landholder concerns.
Myths about coal seam gas
The following videos address some of the common myths about coal seam gas:
- Myth #1 coal seam gas is new to Queensland
- Myth #2 no one knows what chemicals are used in the fraccing process
- Myth #3 landholders have no rights
- Myth #4 coal seam gas is not safe
- Myth #5 coal seam gas will cause the Great Artesian Basin to dry up
Last updated 24 January 2012