To the General Manager, Tweed Shire Council.
Submission Re: DA 19-0346.
The Caldera Environment Centre opposes any further expansion of water mining and extraction facilities in the Tweed Shire. Last year (May 2020) the Tweed Council passed a moratorium on new water mining facilities and we ask that this policy continue to be acknowledged. During the drought of 2019 there were serious stream flow issues in areas adjacent to water mining operations. The impacts of this industry on the water table are poorly quantified, and the cumulative impact of farms and residential lots as well as the mining industry have not been adequately considered. The bottled water industry also increases plastic pollution, and with the Tweed Zero Waste Target, it would be appropriate to consider the impacts of the businesses that the Council supports.
