A particular area in the Blue Mountains National Park that has been affected by the pollution from coal mining and sewage effluent is the Grose River. It is an area that is declared Wilderness Area within the National Park lands, which is also under the protection of the World Heritage Act. I will be discuss the protective regime that has been put in place to manage and regulate the pollution in the Blue Mountains area and determine the how effective these regulations are in coal mining, water pollution and management of waterways within Australia’s protected areas. I will note strategies that will help minimize the chance of similar environmental contamination in other protected areas.
