In 2020, Legacy Mines NSW suggests broken Hunter Water pipes are a major contributing factor to water coming into our properties. Water from these broken pipes flow into the abandoned mine network, and because all the old mines are connected together, water then flows into our properties.
Recently, Declan Clausen (Executive Officer to the Managing Director) Hunter Water wrote to Tim Crakanthorp’s office;
“Hunter Water has undertaken extensive investigations to help identify the cause of water seepage. This has included extensive Active Leak Detection in Mayfield and Mayfield East, pressure testing of Hunter Water’s mains, and the deployment of data loggers within our network to identify potential leaks and breaks. To date, we have not identified an issue within our network that would cause the issue … is experiencing. It seems most probable that this issue relates to ground water and this historic mine voids in the vicinity of .. property.”
A short walk along high mine subsidence damage streets show many repairs on Hunter Water services with ongoing problems. How do you keep explaining that broken Hunter Water services do not have an influence on water in the mine network?
Today, we found water flowing out of a tree on Ingall Street Mayfield. We understand other services on Ingall Street have been repaired a number of times this year. We also found extensive damage on other streets.
Hunter Water was invited to a round table meeting to discuss mine subsidence in the Mayfield region. They did not attend.