SA Water’s country water quality improvement program demonstrates an ongoing commitment to providing high quality water to South Australians living in rural and remote communities. Our aim is to provide country customers with access to the same standard of drinking water as those living in urban areas.
We are currently implementing Stage 3 of the country water quality improvement program which will deliver filtered water to a number of communities that are currently supplied with chlorinated unfiltered River Murray water.
As part of Stage 3, nine new water treatment plants and 6 pipelines are being constructed. This will enable the following communities to be provided with filtered water: Kanmantoo, Callington, Mypolonga, Pompoota, Wall Flat, Cowirra - Neeta, Palmer, Mannum Country Lands, Tungkillo, Swan Reach, Blanchetown, Cadell, Kingston on Murray, Moorook, Glossop and Monash.
SA Water plans to have all communities receiving filtered water in early 2008. For further information please click on the links below to access project information sheets.
Communities now receiving filtered water:
Tungkillo:
The township of Tungkillo started receiving filtered water on 3 October 2007 via a new pipeline from the existing water treatment plant at Mount Pleasant. For more information view the media release – Filtered Water for Tungkillo.
Mypolonga:
The township of Mypolonga started receiving filtered water on 16 December 2007 from the new Mypolonga Water Treatment Plant.
Wall Flat:
The township of Wall Flat started receiving filtered water on 16 December 2007 from a new pipeline from the new Mypolonga Water Treatment Plant.
Palmer:
The township of Palmer started receiving filtered water on 22 December 2007 from the new Palmer Water Treatment Plant.
Mannum Country Lands:
The township of Mannum Country Lands started receiving filtered water on 22 December 2007 via a new pipeline from the new Palmer Water Treatment Plant.
Glossop:
The township of Glossop started receiving filtered water on 30 December 2007 from the new Glossop Water Treatment Plant.
Monash:
The township of Monash started receiving filtered water on 30 December 2007 via a new pipeline from the new Glossop Water Treatment Plant.
Moorook:
The township of Moorook started receiving filtered water on 2 January, 2008 from the new Moorook Water Treatment Plant.
Kingston-on-Murray:
The township of Kingston-on-Murray started receiving filtered water on 2 January, 2008 via a new pipeline from the new Moorook Water Treatment Plant.
Kanmantoo:
The township of Kanmantoo started receiving filtered water on 4 January, 2008 from the new Kanmantoo Water Treatment Plant.
Callington:
The township of Callington started receiving filtered water on 4 January, 2008 from the new Kanmantoo Water Treatment Plant.
Cadell:
The township of Cadell started receiving filtered water on 8 January, 2008 from the new Cadell Water Treatment Plant.
Cowirra-Neeta:
The townships of Cowirra and Neeta started receiving filtered water on 18 December, 2007 from the new Cowirra/Neeta Water Treatment Plant.
Pompoota:
The townships of Pompoota started receiving filtered water on 18 December, 2007 via a pipeline from the new Cowirra/Neeta Water Treatment Plant.
Swan Reach:
Swan Reach began receiving filtered water on 11 January, 2008 from the new Swan Reach Water Treatment Plant.
Blanchetown:
Blanchetown began receiving filtered water on 11 January, 2008 from the new Swan Reach Water Treatment Plant.
For further information contact SA Water's Customer Contact Centre on 1800 812 362.
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