A presentation from the Water Industy Alliance, Market Solution Forum - doing more with less. This forum discussed poor water quality, groundwater depletion, ASR and water allocation. Brian Hales is the Group Manager Economic Development City of Onkaparinga

2. Brian Hales
Economic Development
Group Manager
City of Onkaparinga

3. Water Proofing the South
Presented by
Brian Hales Group Manager Economic Development
City of Onkaparinga

4. City of Onkaparinga
• 160,000 population now,
200,000 by 2028
• largest SA council, 10%
population
• $106m operating budget,
$54m project and capital
works
• $1.5 billion asset base
• Mayor and 20 councillors
• 590 staff

5. Goal:
The sustainable management of
water resources and security of
supply
Water futures
Objectives:
• conserve water
• protect water quality
• reduce reliance on River Murray
• protect water dependent ecosystems
• promote economic development

7. Key milestones in water

8. Water Proofing the South
Water Proofing the South is a localised integrated water
resource management strategy based in the City of
Onkaparinga. It seeks to provide ‘fit-for-purpose’ alternative
water sources such as recycled water and stormwater for
traditional sources such as mains water and groundwater so
that overall water use in the region is sustainable;
economically, environmentally and socially
Stage 1
• 1800ML of viticultural reuse
• 1100ML of urban reuse
• 923ML of water saved from
unsustainable disposal
• 1154ML of storage created
Stage 2
• 2800ML of stormwater
harvested
• 2200ML of stormwater
reused
• Environmental, social and
economic outcomes

10. Funding partner Stage 1 Stage 2
Federal Government $34.5M $15M
SA Water $139M
Willunga Basin Water $6.8M
NRM Board $1.2M
Flinders University Research
City of Onkaparinga $3.9M $7.5M
Dept. for Water $7.5M
TOTAL $185M $30M
Reuse 3.8GL 2.8GL
Water Proofing the South
partnerships and funding

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