Whitehaven pleads guilty to unlawfully taking one billion litres of water over three years

Cody Tsaousis
June 8 2021 - 7:30am
RAIN RETENTION: Whitehaven Coal could be ordered to pay up for taking 1000 megalitres of water without the required license. Photo: file.
RAIN RETENTION: Whitehaven Coal could be ordered to pay up for taking 1000 megalitres of water without the required license. Photo: file.

IT has been revealed Whitehaven Coal has pleaded guilty to taking one billion litres of water from the Maules Creek Water Source between July 2016 and June 2019, despite not having a licence to do so.

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Cody Tsaousis

Cody Tsaousis

Journalist

I'm a news reporter who enjoys covering politics and energy, but I will write about anything for my community. I moved to the New England in 2021 after spending several years in the Upper Hunter.

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