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Published:31 Mar 2026 2:49pm
Major milestone in Morgan to Whyalla Pipeline upgrade

SA Water has reached a significant milestone in a $61.8 million upgrade to South Australia’s longest pipeline, with the infrastructure responsible for supplying safe, clean drinking water to more than 130,000 homes and businesses across the Mid North, Yorke Peninsula....

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Published:23 Mar 2026 9:47am
Cheese finds a whey to fuel Glenelg poo power

Already boasting a questionable diet, hungry digesters at SA Water’s Glenelg Wastewater Treatment Plant are now feasting on excess cheese whey from 3 major producers and converting it into electricity to power the plant.

Since April 2024, Glenelg has received regular....

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Published:16 Mar 2026 10:10am
Summer water use sizzles as Adelaide records highest level in 20 years

It’s official: Adelaidians have sweltered through a thirsty summer, with the city’s total water consumption reaching its highest level in more than 20 years.

After crunching the data, SA Water can reveal a total of 58.2 billion litres of water was....

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Published:12 Mar 2026 2:54pm
New high-tech Poo-kemon ball helping to catch them all

SA Water together with its production and treatment alliance partner SUEZ is taking Pokemon Go where it has never gone before – deep into metropolitan Adelaide’s expansive underground sewer network to detect and catch ‘em all.

A trial of SUEZ’s high-tech....

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Published:20 Feb 2026 4:58pm
Infrastructure triples potential for new homes in Onkaparinga Heights

SA Water has delivered a major milestone for Adelaide’s southern growth corridor, completing the delivery of enabling water infrastructure and securing an expanded wastewater network that will support thousands of future homes in Onkaparinga Heights.

More than 1.1 kilometres of new....

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Published:20 Feb 2026 4:56pm
Walls are up as whopping water tanks take shape

Work on 2 new 10-megalitre water storage tanks at Sandy Creek has reached a series of milestones, with all 36 panels craned into place to form the site’s first tank, as part of SA Water’s ongoing investment in growing the....

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Published:19 Feb 2026 3:32pm
Routine testing confirms no PFAS in metro reservoirs

Testing within SA Water’s key metropolitan drinking water sources continues to show no detection of PFAS, with the human-made class of chemicals now part of the utility’s routine water quality management program for 6 reservoirs.

PFAS – or per- and poly-fluoroalkyl....

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Published:19 Feb 2026 1:16pm
Pump station goes from drab to fab with new mural

A water pump station in Lenswood has transformed into a colourful public artwork, as SA Water unveils its latest Art on Infrastructure project.

The 62-square-metre hand-painted mural on Lobethal Road by Ella Germein, a celebrated South Australian musician and accomplished public....

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