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HVO 2009 Annual Environmental Management Report - Final

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Coal & Allied – Hunter Valley Operations<br />

Table 13: <strong>2009</strong> <strong>HVO</strong> Water Balance<br />

Water Stream<br />

Volume (ML)<br />

Inputs<br />

Fresh Water 26<br />

Groundwater 1251<br />

Rainfall Runoff 7,485<br />

Recycled to CHPP from Tails & Storage (not included in total) 3,786<br />

Imported (Liddell) 10<br />

Water from ROM Coal 1,196<br />

Total Inputs 9,969<br />

Outputs<br />

Dust Suppression 1,533<br />

Evaporation - Mine Water & Tailings Dams 2,034<br />

Entrained in Process Waste 1,812<br />

Discharged (HRSTS) 192<br />

Water in Tailings (not included in total) 3,339<br />

Water in Coarse Reject (not included in total) 544<br />

Water in Product Coal 1,100<br />

Total Outputs 6,672<br />

Change in Storage (increased) 3,297*<br />

* Estimated value using the OPSIM daily water balance model. The measured change in storage for <strong>2009</strong><br />

was an increase of 3,124ML, this compares to the OPSIM model result of 3,297ML, indicating good<br />

agreement between measured and estimated water balances.<br />

AEMR <strong>2009</strong> 39

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