south burnett times articles, page-4

Ross Whiteford (KCCG)says,

"Would these toxins have continued to feed into the aquifer had the pipe not blown and the burn continue?

It is tenable to consider that these BYEX levels would be a whole lot higher by now."

Well, there's no evidence of that kind with the trials in Chinchilla, yet this guy wants to twist things around and create more and more fear rather than sticking to facts and sensible statements. The KCCG are only interested in a scare campaign. They are fast proving to be nothing more than extremists, who provide no sensible or reasonable information for the community.

http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/energy/pdfs/cctr/BestPracticesinUCG-draft.pdf

page 80

"5.6.3 Chinchilla Project, Australia
According to Linc Energy, Ltd. and Ergo-Exergy, there has been no groundwater
contamination from the Chinchilla UCG pilot operation. This was accomplished by
optimizing operating conditions such that the pressure in the gasifier was kept lower than
pressure in the coal seam and in the surrounding strata (Figure 5-11). As a result, there is
no drive for groundwater flow from the gasifier chamber or loss of product or
contaminants into the surroundings (Figure 5-12).
The site, subject to annual audit, has been in full compliance with the environmental
management plan and applicable environmental agency regulations. One key feature of
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the Chinchilla Project was the continuous groundwater monitoring (by 19 monitoring
wells) in the vicinity of the project. According to Blinderman (2003a, 2003b), the data
showed no groundwater contamination, surface contamination, or subsidence.
Figure 5-11: Illustration of UCG process operating at negative pressure."