2011-cope-koornhof-q737-contamination-of-the-vaal-rivers-upper-catchment-from-coal-mining-and-abandoned-mines-causing-acid-mine-drainage-35cd3757c18b62f2.pdf

This document is a draft written reply from the South African Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs to a National Assembly question (Question 737) posed by Mr N J J van R Koornhof of the COPE party in March 2011. The inquiry focuses on the contamination of the Vaal River's upper catchment due to coal mining and the risk of acid mine drainage from abandoned mines.

• The Department of Water and Environmental Affairs acknowledges that the upper catchment of the Vaal River contains substantial underlying coal reserves, and as a result, the Department carefully considers all applications for water use authorisations submitted by mining companies.
• A strategy to rehabilitate abandoned mines to prevent acid mine drainage is currently being developed by the Department of Mineral Resources (DMR), with the Department of Water and Environmental Affairs providing inputs toward its development.
• To minimize the risk of water source contamination, the Department of Water and Environmental Affairs provides inputs on environmental management plans for mines through cooperative governance.

APA

Centre for Environmental Rights (n.d.). 2011-cope-koornhof-q737-contamination-of-the-vaal-rivers-upper-catchment-from-coal-mining-and-abandoned-mines-causing-acid-mine-drainage-35cd3757c18b62f2.pdf. https://cer.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/2011-COPE-Koornhof-Q737-Contamination-of-the-Vaal-Rivers-upper-catchment-from-coal-mining-and-abandoned-mines-causing-acid-mine-drainage.pdf?x21779

Chicago

Centre for Environmental Rights. 2011-cope-koornhof-q737-contamination-of-the-vaal-rivers-upper-catchment-from-coal-mining-and-abandoned-mines-causing-acid-mine-drainage-35cd3757c18b62f2.pdf. n.d. https://cer.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/2011-COPE-Koornhof-Q737-Contamination-of-the-Vaal-Rivers-upper-catchment-from-coal-mining-and-abandoned-mines-causing-acid-mine-drainage.pdf?x21779.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

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