Legislative Council Fifty-Second Parliament, Second Session (52-2) 52 2 Parliament of South Australia Legislative Council published Answers to Questions SA Water SA WATER The Hon. J.A. DARLEY Legislative Council SA WATER In reply to the Hon. J.A. DARLEY (24 November 2011) (First Session). The Hon. I.K. HUNTER Legislative Council Minister for Communities and Social Inclusion, Minister for Social Housing, Minister for Disabilities, Minister for Youth, Minister for Volunteers SA WATER The Hon. I.K. HUNTER (Minister for Communities and Social Inclusion, Minister for Social Housing, Minister for Disabilities, Minister for Youth, Minister for Volunteers): The Minister for Water and the River Murray is advised: 1.	At the peak of level 3 restrictions (over the summer period) SA Water employed 11 Full Time Equivalent's (FTE) to specifically enforce restrictions across the State. Other gazetted SA Water officers provided assistance when necessary. 2.	11 FTE were employed specifically for this role, however, they did perform other water use minimisation activities including water efficiency plans and high water use audits, when time permitted between non-compliance reports. 3.	Three FTE were already SA Water employees who were seconded into the water restrictions area, eight were externally recruited. 4.	Five restriction inspectors are now employed in other positions within the Customer Service Group of SA Water, while six positions were no longer required and those staff have left SA Water.