SA Water has developed world-leading techniques to manage the State’s water resources in a sustainable way.

We are continually developing innovative and effective technologies and applications to manage scarce water resources, including:

• Salt interception schemes
• Groundwater recharge
• Automatic chlorination to remove iron bacteria fouling of groundwater bores
• Magnetic ion exchange system

In an average rainfall year, about 40% of the water resources used by SA Water come from the River Murray and in dry years this can be as high as 90%.

The management of these water resources is guided by the Murray Darling Basin Commission (MDBC) with representation from the Federal and State government agencies. The MDBC focuses on:

• Surface and groundwater resources
• Water use and the impact of storage and water regulation
• Land use changes and wetlands
• Land degradation and water quality
• Agriculture and irrigation
• Water and land salinity
• Forestry and fisheries
• National parks and reserves
• Electricity generation
• Tourism and recreation