Coal spill into Wollangambe River worse than first thought

By B.c Lewis
Updated July 22 2015 - 3:39pm, first published 3:30pm
The spill has affected the sensitive environment of popular recreational site, the Wollangambe River in the Blue Mountains World Heritage area.
The spill has affected the sensitive environment of popular recreational site, the Wollangambe River in the Blue Mountains World Heritage area.

A spill of coal and waste from the Clarence Colliery mine near Lithgow into the sensitive Wollangambe River in the Blue Mountains World Heritage area earlier this month is worse than first thought, says the NSW Environment Protection Authority.

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