Queensland's environment department has dropped legal action against an Adani-owned company after it promised to monitor water quality in real time at its Abbot Point coal terminal.
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The state's environment department was pursuing Abbot Point Operations in court for allegedly releasing eight times the allowed limit of sediment water into the Great Barrier Reef during Cyclone Debbie in 2017.
But the government dropped its prosecution on Tuesday after the parties reached an agreement that Abbott Point Operations would install an automated system at its floodwater release point near the ocean.
"This new water monitoring infrastructure will allow us to measure water quality in real-time to assist in managing stormwater impacting our site," a company spokesman said in a statement.
It will give the regulator and the community further confidence that our operations are being managed safely and responsibly."
Bowen Magistrates Court was told in March that Adani would go to trial on July 22 over accusations its Abbot Point Bulkcoal (APB) arm broke a temporary emissions licence over the discharge during the 2017 storm.
The charge carried a $2.7 million penalty and was continually denied by APB.
Australian Associated Press
