understanding water systems in adelaide | biocity studio
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What are the water systems in Adelaide?
• Harvested water- Reservoirs• Murray Water accessed via Mannum
pipeline• Stormwater• Groundwater• Wastewater• Localised systems
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Background-the water cycle
Evaporation-Condensation-PrecipitationImage: Google image search for ‘water cycle’
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The World’sWater
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History
http://www.catalog.slsa.sa.gov.au 1920 Torrens River http://www.catalog.slsa.sa.gov.au 1980 Torrens River
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Where is it?Adelaide Metropolitan area comprises of four major catchment areas
•Northern Adelaide and Barossa•Torrens•Patawalonga•Onkaparinga
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Reservoirs of Metropolitan Adelaide
www.sawater.gov.au
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Murray Reliance
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SouthAustralia’s shareof the Murray
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Water Use
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Water Use
Image: Fleming. NS, Sustainability and Water Resource Management for the Northern Adelaide Plains, South Australia , 1999
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How much water does it take to produce...
Image: www.advertiser.com.au accessed from factiva
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Adelaide Groundwater
Image: Hale, AE Community Management of Water Resources in the Southern Region, Adelaide, 1997
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Groundwater depletionBenefits:•Less Evaporation•Less required infrastructure
Threats:•Salinity•Depletion•Contamination
Image: Hale, AE Community Management of Water Resources in the Southern Region, Adelaide, 1997
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Adelaide surface waterAdelaide StormwaterOn 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
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ASR/Stormwater Management
Image:Brompton ASR siteFrom Water proofing Adelaide document
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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
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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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Thankyou
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