Gas Firm Proposes Underground Salt Solution

The major player in the New South Wales far north coast’s fledgling coal seam gas industry does not believe the disposal of waste salt will pose any problems.
The ABC’s new Coal Seam Gas by the Numbers website estimates the industry will produce about 31 million tonnes of waste salt across Australia over the next 30 years.
However, Metgasco’s chief executive, Peter Henderson, does not foresee any difficulties.
“Our water is generally low salt content, in fact our water’s almost at a standard you could use for drinking water,” he said.
“You’ve got to look at every different coal seam gas operation in its own merits.
“There are companies that can actually take the salt and use it for commercial applications, it has its own value.
“Of course the other approach is … you can always pump a salty-water stream back down into the reservoirs.
“You pump it into a formation that will never, ever be used for any domestic purposes.
“You inject it deeper than any formation that people are ever likely to take water from.”

28 November 11

• New Cross Border Commissioner Appointed
• Splendour Returns to Byron
• Mayor Says Help Still Available to Inghams
• Lismore Floods Leave $1m Damage Bill
• 560 jobs to go at Westpac
• Pacific Highway Open but More Rain to Come
• $2m Grafton Airport Upgrade Critical
• Gas Firm Proposes Underground Salt Solution
• Nationals Hold Clarence
• Clarence Swing to ALP Forecasted for the By-election
• Call for More Casino Police
• Clarence Candidates Quizzed on Power Privatisation
• Nationals Release Coal-Seam Gas Blueprint
• North Coast Housing Industry Takes a Hit
• North Coast Jobless Rate Falls
• North Coast Jobless Rate Falls
• Ex-mayor wins Nationals' Preselection for Clarence
• NORBEC Helps Local Businesses
• North Coast Gas Firm Hints at Future Fracking
• North Coast Gas Firm Hints at Future Fracking
• Ballina Horse Dies from Hendra
• Push to Return Splendour to Northern Rivers
• More Police More Effectve on Speed
• Council Accused of Delaying Centre Expansion
• Lismore LEP Under Discussion
• Supermarket Vandalised Before Opening
• Ballina Bypass Opens
• Flood Risk Forum Meets
• Cost of Hospital Facelift Unknown
• Council Clamps Down on Illegal Campers

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