Monday 23rd April, a wet day here in the Pilliga State Forest, will go down as a day that Santos and the CSG industry will long regret, for it is this day that proof positive was found that the Chemicals and CS Water combine to produce a GREEN ALGAE BLOOM in waters that come into contact with areas where CS Water discharges have occurred.
The pond shown is at Bohena 5 and was supporting a very healthy population of Spangled Perch and Mosquito Fish.
This old well was plugged by Santos in February 2012 and the Drill water supply was most probably emptied into the pond depression after the job was complete, and both species were introduced as either eggs or small hatch-lings.
Chemicals seen on site at this plugging were: Potassium Chloride, Sodium Chloride, Quickseal, and other Chemicals were in the covered trailer which was rapidly closed before complete naming could be made
The photos show the forming of the bloom soon after the water and chemicals leave the pad and enter the pond.
All the pads, areas off the pads,the areas around the Bohena Ponds as well as the area of spill from the Bibblewindi Treatment Facility also the areas around the spills at the Bibblewindi well spills, where the water can pool, show up this Emerald Green colouring when water comes into contact with the soil that has an oily like appearance that is associated with a CS Water discharges onto the surface of the ground.
There must be good nutrients in the Chemicals that allow this Algae to flourish, and it is not only this Blue Green Algae that is seen associated with the CSG sites but a RED Algae as well (photos and location will go up soon).
SANTOS, THE PILLIGA STATE FOREST IN NORTH EASTERN NSW., AUSTRALIA, IS PROVING TO BE YOUR INDONESIA IN AUSTRALIA