Bengalla Mine
At Bengalla Mine, the main water source is the Hunter River, which is accessed under water licences. Other sources of water include sediment water run-off from disturbed and rehabilitated areas, water from the mine, including groundwater inflow, and recycled water from the on-site wastewater treatment plant. Where reasonable and feasible, clean water from the undisturbed catchment area is directed away from disturbed areas.
To manage rainfall and other inflows to the Bengalla water management system, our main mine water storage and discharge dam provides 700ML of capacity. Bengalla also holds credits to discharge water into the Hunter River during periods of high flow and flood flow under the Hunter River Salinity Trading Scheme.
