If you have been following our problem on mayfieldmines.com, you would understand that the abandoned mine network in Mayfield is full of water, and everytime extra water enters the network, it pushes the water out from mines under Maitland Road into our buildings. In 2020, a Legacy Mines NSW Report suggested broken Hunter Water pipes on Clara Street Mayfield were a significant factor in water flows into our buildings. During their 4 month investigation, Legacy Mines were taking regular water readings inside the abandoned mines. Legacy Mines drilled a bore on Clara Street as part of their investigation. During their ...
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We have appealed the decision from the NSW Resource Regulator and asked them to reconsider. Below are the reasons why they rejected to provide us the maps, together with our reply to Subsidence Advisory and the NSW Resource Regulator on why we should receive. • under section 121(6a) you must demonstrate that there is a legitimate concern about a risk to the health and safety of a person and that the provision of the survey plan available is likely to lessen that risk. You have not demonstrated how the provision of the plans are likely to lessen the risk to ...
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As we keep finding broken pipes along streets opposite us (here and here), water flows more strongly into our properties. Tonight, this is the water flow coming out of our meeting room wall in our office ...
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Are old legacy mine maps kept from the public so that people do not fully understand they are in a mine subsidence district, or to minimise the amount of claims registered by home owners. During our discussions with home owners in our area, we found that many did not know that their properties were beneath a mine so they never fully understood why their wall was cracking or the garage subsiding. Then we also have owners who told us they applied for subsidence damage, only to be told they are not in the “zone of influence”. Lastly, we also have ...
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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 ...
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We have extensive mine subsidence damage throughout our properties. When working with Subsidence Advisory and other agencies, we have been told that there are no mines beneath us, then we have mines beneath us, then the subsidence damage is to be claimed through Legacy Mines, then told that Legacy Mines is not the correct department, and so on. In 2019 during a Subsidence Advisory visit, inspectors were shown a number of subsidence issues that included road subsidence, kerb subsidence, building subsidence, slab subsidence as well as the water that was flowing from under Maitland Road. Through internal Subsidence Advisory documents, ...
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For the last 4 months we have been trying to gain access current legacy mine maps that are beneath our property and those under the footpath/Maitland Road. We want to use these maps to better explain the subsidence damage, water flows and to work on solutions. Subsidence Advisory said they were unable to give us the maps and directed us to the Planning Portal; https://www.planningportal.nsw.gov.au/spatialviewer/ You can type in your address and check information such as whether you are in a mining district or if your property has been undermined. Subsidence Advisory knows that this link does not help us, ...
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We have taken a short walk opposite our building on Omara Street Mayfield. It shows a tremendous amount of asset/road repairs along the street. Checking historic evidence, it shows that many of the Hunter Water services have been repaired many times over the years. Right now, it shows another repair service handled by Hunter Water. Mayfield is in a high mine subsidence district. Hunter Water and Newcastle Council assets are continuously breaking with water then flowing into the legacy mines which them flows into our properties. There is extensive evidence (historic) about multiple problems in this area. Both Hunter Water ...
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Its now been nearly 4 months since the request to Subsidence Advisory NSW to meet with us. We have requested; – information about the mines beneath our properties and on Maitland Road Subsidence Advisory NSW outcome = told us to contact NSW Resource Regulator to request the information – information on the work they have done together with other government agencies in reference to our properties Subsidence Advisory NSW outcome = continue to keep silent – request to meet with senior Subsidence Advisory manager Subsidence Advisory NSW outcome = after many months of chasing, their last response is “We acknowledge ...
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Recently we had mine water coming into our electronics workshop at 44 Maitland Road nearest to our car park, effectively closing the last working space for electronic repairs. We talked with Hunter Water workers who were taking water out of the hydrant and mentioned there was little water pressure. This Hydrant runs through our carpark. In recent times, our brick steps, footings, wall, and older clay water pipes all broke due to mine subsidence damage in our carpark. This should be about 1 metre away from our broken assets. We have lodged an investigation with Hunter Water who after few ...
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