Understanding water systems in Adelaide | Biocity Studio

What are the water systems in Adelaide?
Harvested water- Reservoirs
Murray Water accessed via Mannum pipeline
Stormwater
Groundwater
Wastewater
Localised systems

Background-the water cycle Evaporation-Condensation-Precipitation Image: Google image search for ‘water cycle’

The World’s Water

History http://www.catalog.slsa.sa.gov.au 1920 Torrens River http://www.catalog.slsa.sa.gov.au 1980 Torrens River

Where is it?
Adelaide Metropolitan area comprises of four major catchment areas
Northern Adelaide and Barossa
Torrens
Patawalonga
Onkaparinga

Reservoirs of Metropolitan Adelaide www.sawater.gov.au

Murray Reliance

South Australia’s share of the Murray

Water Use

Water Use Image: Fleming. NS, Sustainability and Water Resource Management for the Northern Adelaide Plains, South Australia , 1999

How much water does it take to produce... Image: www.advertiser.com.au accessed from factiva

Adelaide Groundwater Image: Hale, AE Community Management of Water Resources in the Southern Region, Adelaide, 1997

Groundwater depletion
Benefits:
Less Evaporation
Less required infrastructure
Threats:
Salinity
Depletion
Contamination
Image: Hale, AE Community Management of Water Resources in the Southern Region, Adelaide, 1997

Adelaide surface water Adelaide Stormwater
On average, the Adelaide metropolitan area generates around 86 gigalitres of stormwater per year.
Stormwater is managed by Local Councils with some State Government input

Much of this is discharged to the sea, with less than 10% currently being re-used.
Urban infill and associated increased density
Increases run off
Poses new problems when peak events occur
Images www.sawater.gov.au

ASR/Stormwater Management Image: Brompton ASR site From Water proofing Adelaide document

Wastewater in Adelaide
There are four major and two smaller wastewater treatment plants in the Adelaide metropolitan area
Bolivar
Christies Beach
Glenelg
Port Adelaide
Aldinga
Heathfield
Owned and operated by SA Water under contract by United Water.
Bolivar www.sawater.gov.au

Wastewater Treatment diagram

A localised approach- harvesting and treating water on site
Water Tanks
STED systems/Grey water reuse
Stormwater
Need:
97% of our city runoff and 86% of effluent water is unproductive.

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