c4807a54_coa__Worldwide__Sustainability__Response
[Location] Western Australia Mining Operations [Issue] A review of Alcoa of Australia’s Five-Year Mine Plan was conducted by the Mining and Management Program Liaison Group, which consists of representatives from the government departments responsible for state development, environment and conservation, water, and mines and petroleum. Issues raised by the group as part of the review included Western Australia’s declining rainfall and the impact of rehabilitation prescriptions on the ground water levels and hydrology and stream zone ecology. [Response] 
We worked cooperatively with the group, which provided input into the plan, to address the issues raised. The group provides advice to the minister for state development.
Alcoa: Worldwide: Sustainability
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