Is stormwater being captured and reused to reduce South Australias reliance on the River Murray?
Yes. The South Australian Government has established the multi-million dollar Water for Good strategy a plan to guarantee South Australia’s future water security to 2050 and beyond. The 40 year strategy outlines a range of ways to diversify our water supplies and reduce our reliance on the River Murray, such as capturing and reusing some of the stormwater that currently flows out to Gulf St Vincent. Stormwater reuse could increase from 2 gigalitres in 2002 to 60 gigalitres per year by 2050 in greater Adelaide. This is equal to about 18% of the water used by the entire Adelaide metropolitan area every year. A further 15 gigalitres could also be saved in regional areas. The strategy also predicts that wastewater reuse could increase from 14 gigalitres each year to 75 gigalitres each year by 2050. South Australia already recycles approximately a third of the wastewater treated in plants, and this is set to increase to up to 45% once upgrades to Adelaide’s wastewater treatment plants are c
