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Existing groundwater data, aquifer type, and abstraction requirement reviewed.
A groundwater NOC is often the last approval a mine is still waiting on — and the one most often applied for too late, after excavation has already reached the water table.
A mine can clear every other approval and still stall on water. CGWA treats groundwater abstraction as a separate consent from environmental clearance — it's commonly the approval mine owners realise they need only after excavation reaches the water table.
Existing groundwater data, aquifer type, and abstraction requirement reviewed.
Water table levels, quality, and recharge conditions measured on site.
Water balance and dewatering requirement calculated against the mine plan.
CGWA NOC application filed and carried through to approval.
Whenever the mine involves groundwater abstraction or dewatering below the water table — this is a separate consent from environmental clearance and is often needed even when EC has already been granted.
A water balance study specifically quantifies groundwater inflow, abstraction, and recharge for the mine's dewatering and water-use requirement. An EC study, by contrast, covers water only as one part of a much broader environmental assessment.
Work on that section typically has to pause until the NOC is granted, which is why this assessment is best done alongside the mining plan rather than after dewatering becomes urgent.
Yes — groundwater recovery and any pit-lake formation after mining ends is assessed as part of the water balance work and carried into the closure plan's monitoring commitments.
Whether you're preparing a plan, renewing a lease, or resolving a clearance issue, tell us what is holding the project up. We'll help define the next practical step.
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