COASTAL WATER QUALITY

In reply to the Hon. J.M.A. LENSINK (9 April 2013).

The Hon. I.K. HUNTER (Minister for Sustainability, Environment and Conservation, Minister for Water and the River Murray, Minister for Aboriginal Affairs and Reconciliation): I have received this advice:

SA Water has 30 customers supplied with recycled water from the Glenelg Wastewater Treatment Plant by the Glenelg/Adelaide pipeline.

The Glenelg/Adelaide recycled water scheme located at the Glenelg wastewater treatment plant has the capacity to reuse up to 5.5 gigalitres of treated wastewater water per annum.

Recycled water from the Glenelg/Adelaide recycled water scheme is supplied to customers either via the class 'A' tank at the Glenelg wastewater treatment plant or via the Glenelg/Adelaide pipeline.

In 2011-12 the Glenelg/Adelaide recycled water scheme supplied 1.5 gigalitres of recycled water to customers including 896 megalitres through the new Glenelg/Adelaide pipeline. The Glenelg/Adelaide recycled water scheme was designed and constructed to meet future, long term demand.

In the near future the Glenelg/Adelaide recycled water scheme will supply recycled water to the new Royal Adelaide Hospital, Bowden Village and Adelaide Oval for dual reticulation use (e.g. toilet use) accounting for approximately 200 ML of additional reuse.