AGL issued $1 million penalty by Environment Protection Authority after ash waste pollutes Hunter Valley creek
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AGL s Bayswater power station and ash waste dam in the NSW Hunter Valley
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Energy giant AGL will be forced to spend more than $1 million on community projects and rectification works after one of its ageing coal-fired power stations polluted a creek in the New South Wales Hunter Valley.
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A burst pipe went undetected for eight hours and alarms were not functioning
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It is believed to be the largest form of penalty ever enforced by the state s Environment Protection Authority (EPA) on a power station.