Borrow an SA Water staff member for your class and discover a wealth of knowledge about our State’s water/wastewater management, supply and treatment processes.
Get your class members to ask SA Water experts some tough questions or inspire your students by exposing them to potential career paths in the water industry.
How does it work?
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Peruse our list of Living Loans below for those that match your curriculum requirements
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Complete the
online booking form (must open in Internet Explorer and have Adobe Reader installed to submit form electronically).
Alternatively print and fax the form to the Library on 08 7003 3328.
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Our Library Services Coordinator will contact you to discuss requirements,liaise with Living Loans regarding their availability and confirm date and time with you.
How long can I have a loan?
Loans will visit for up to 60 minutes. This includes both time for loans to present on a pre-agreed topic and take questions from the class.
Below is the current pool of staff available to visit your school. This pool is subject to change and dependent on staff workloads.
Please note three weeks notice must be given when requesting a booking.
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Water Conservation |
Water Quality Training Coordinator - suitable for R-7 (based in Adelaide)
Service Delivery Manager, Outer Metro - suitable for years 8-12 (based in Mt Barker)
Library Services Coordinator - suitable for R-7 (based in Adelaide)
Environmental Impact Assessment Officer - suitable for R-7 (based in Adelaide)
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| Water Cycle |
Water Quality Training Coordinator- suitable for R-7 (based in Adelaide)
Library Services Coordinator - suitable for R-7 (based in Adelaide)
Environmental Impact Assessment Officer - suitable for R-7 (based in Adelaide)
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Water Treatment |
Principal Water Treatment Engineer - suitable for years 8-12 (based in Adelaide)
Senior Research Officer - suitable for years 8-12 (based in Adelaide)
Research Officer, R&D - suitable for years 5-12 (Based in Adelaide)
Field Maintenance Manager - suitable for years 5-12. (Based in Mt Barker. This loan has over 20 years experience in SA Water!)
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| Desalination |
Principal Water Treatment Engineer - suitable for years 8-12 (based in Adelaide)
Water Treatment Engineer, Desalination - suitable for years 10-12 (based in Adelaide)
Senior Marine Biologist - suitable for years 8-12 (based in Adelaide)
Research Officer, R&D - suitable for years 5-12 (based in Adelaide)
Environmental Impact Assessment Officer: Desal - suitable for years 8-12 (based in Adelaide)
Library Services Coordinator - suitable for years R-4: basic desalination process, including reading of Captain Plop: the desalination adventure (based in Adelaide)
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Wastewater |
Wastewater Engineer - suitable for years 8-12. Focus on wastewater treatment processes, system design and maintenance issues, recycled water (based in Adelaide)
Outer Metro Networks Manager - suitable for years 6-12. Focus on sewer network operation and maintenance (based in Mt Barker)
Contract Service Manager - suitable for years 5-9. Overviews of wastewater network and treatment, recycled water systems (based in Adelaide. This loan has over 40 years experience in SA Water!)
Field Maintenance Manager - suitable for years 5-12. Overview of wastewater network. (Based in Mt Barker. This loan has over 20 years experience in SA Water!)
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Water Supply Overviews |
Field Maintenance Manager, Outer Metro - suitable for years 5-12. General overview of supply and distribution network (Based in Mt Barker. This loan has over 20 years experience in SA Water!)
Service Delivery Manager, Outer Metro - suitable for years 8-12. How the water system works in a given area of Outer Metropolitan Adelaide (based in Mt Barker)
Contract Services Manager, Metro Ops- suitable for years 5-9. How the water and wastewater network works! (based in Adelaide)
Chief Executive Officer- suitable for years 8-12. What is SA Water, what do we do and why; Supply and demand issues around large scale water supply and distribution (based in Adelaide)
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Water and the Environment |
Field Maintenance Manager, Outer Metro - suitable for years 5-12. General overview (Based in Mt Barker. This loan has over 20 years experience in SA Water!)
Service Delivery Manager, Outer Metro - suitable for years 8-12. Focus on effects of drought & water cycle (based in Mt Barker)
Environmental Impact Assessment Officer - suitable for years R-12. Focus on catchment care (based in Adelaide)
Senior Marine Biologist - suitable for years 8-12. Focus on environmental management of water (based in Adelaide)
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Biology of Water |
Senior Marine Biologist - suitable for years 8-12 (based in Adelaide)
Manager, Microbiology Services - suitable for years 8-12. Focus on functions on microbiology, biology and sampling as they relate to water analysis (based in Adelaide)
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Murray River |
Manager, Salinity Control - suitable for years 5-12. Focus on effects of salinity, drought and flood on the Murray River, and communities and environment surrounding the River.
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Careers in the Water Industry |
Contract Services Manager, Metro Ops - suitable for years 10-12. Focus on the importance of the engineering professions to the water industry (based in Adelaide)
Research Officer, R&D - The science behind our water supply, how careers in science fit into the water industry.
Environmental Impact Assessment Officer - suitable for years 10-12. Focus on his experience with the SA Water Graduate Recruitment Program (based in Adelaide)
Community Involvement Officer - suitable for years 10-12. Focus on her experience with the SA Water Graduate Recruitment Program. She completed a Bachelor of Commerce and Economics prior to joining SA Water (based in Adelaide)
Field Maintenance Manager, Outer Metro - suitable for years 9-12. Focus on importance of mechanical and electrical professions to the water industry (based in Mt Barker)
Library Services Coordinator - suitable for years 10-12. Focus on career options in specialist library collections (based in Adelaide)
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Materials Science in the Water Industry |
Principal Materials Scientist - suitable for years 8-12. Focus on pipe and valve corrosion (can demonstrate corrosion process); types of materials used in water infrastructure including advanced materials used in Desalination plant; forensic techniques used to investigate failures such as pipe bursts (based in Adelaide).
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