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Add depth to your water studies with an excursion to an SA Water site. See how we manage our water sources and treatment methods to safely deliver water services to over 1.7 million South Australians every day.

We offer reimbursement of bus hire up to 25 per cent for regional and disadvantaged schools, assessed on a case-by-case basis and subject to approval. To learn more, please contact us at thewell@sawater.com.au.

Don’t forget to download our BYOB app for your excursion. Tap water is one of the best choices you can make for your health, the environment, and your wallet. Search for nearby drinking fountains and bottle filling stations wherever you are in South Australia using our BYOB app.

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Adelaide Desalination Plant tour

Suitable for: Year 4 and above
Duration: 2 hours
Location: Lonsdale
Max capacity: 50 students

The Adelaide Desalination Plant at Lonsdale is the state’s largest desalination plant able to produce 100 gigalitres a year. As metropolitan Adelaide’s only climate-independent source of drinking water, it has been delivering drinking water since 2011.

Water produced at the Adelaide Desalination Plant is pumped 11 kilometres to storage tanks at our Happy Valley Water Treatment Plant. Here it is blended with treated water from Happy Valley Reservoir. Using our network of pump stations and underground pipes, we can supply drinking water produced at the Adelaide Desalination Plant to people across Adelaide, from Aldinga in the south, through to Elizabeth in the north.

Join a guided tour to see how we turn seawater into fresh clean drinking water, and how important desalination is to South Australia’s water security.

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Happy Valley water treatment plant tour

Suitable for: Year 4 and above
Duration: 1.5 hours
Location: Happy Valley
Max capacity: 30 students

Happy Valley is the location of our largest water treatment plant, which has been operating since 1989. The plant produces over 600 megalitres per day, or up to 60% of metropolitan Adelaide’s drinking water.

Join a guided tour to see how fresh water from the Happy Valley reservoir becomes an essential supply of clean, safe tap water.

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Glenelg wastewater treatment plant tour

Suitable for: Year 4 and above
Duration: 1.5 hours
Location: Glenelg North
Max capacity: 30 students

Glenelg wastewater treatment plant has been serving customers since 1933 and has always been at the forefront of wastewater treatment technology, hosting the second activated sludge reactor (ASR) plant in the world. Nowadays the plant treats about 50 megalitres per day from south-west metropolitan Adelaide.

Join a guided tour to follow the wastewater treatment process and understand the amazing science and technology behind this essential service.

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Bolivar wastewater treatment plant tour

Suitable for: Year 7 and above
Duration: 1.5 hours
Location: Bolivar
Max capacity: 12 students

Since 1966, Bolivar wastewater treatment plant has been servicing the southern metropolitan area. Two-thirds of Adelaide’s wastewater ends up at the plant, where about 17 megalitres is processed every day, powered almost 100% by renewable energy.

Join a guided tour to follow the wastewater treatment process and understand the amazing science and technology behind this essential service.

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Reservoir reserve tours and programs

Suitable for: All ages
Duration: Flexible
Location: Your local Reservoir Reserve
Max capacity: N/A

Explore your local reservoir reserve and learn about the essential role a reservoir plays in the delivery of safe drinking water for our state. A reservoir reserve is also home to protected native plants and animals, and a great place to discover biodiversity, sustainability, and the many benefits of protecting natural spaces. To learn more or discuss options for a Ranger Talk, activities, or to use our resources for a self-guided excursion please contact us at thewell@sawater.com.au.

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Reservoir reserve workbook for Primary students

Suitable for: Year 2 - 6
Curriculum: HASS, Geography, Science, Sustainability, English, Art

We invite you to discover your local reservoir reserve and use this workbook to support student learning. To learn more please contact us at thewell@sawater.com.au.

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Reservoir reserve workbook for Secondary students

Suitable for: Year 7 - 12
Curriculum: HASS, Geography, Science, Sustainability, English, Art

Discover your local reservoir reserve and download this workbook to support student learning. To learn more please contact us at thewell@sawater.com.au or book an excursion below.

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Reservoir reserve activities and maps

Suitable for: All ages
Curriculum: HASS, Geography, Science, Sustainability, English, Art

Visit the reservoir reserve website for more information about each site, including maps, walking trails, and the activities and facilities available.

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A clean getaway

Suitable for: Year 4 - 7
Duration: 90 minutes
Location: SA Water House, Victoria Square/Tarntanyangga
Max capacity: 30 students

Infamous crooked billionaire Richard Ransom, and his bumbling assistant Phil Tration, are at it again!! The power hungry mogul has a dastardly plan to use his Water-Eraser-Laser (patent pending) to evaporate all of South Australia’s water - forcing everyone to buy his Pure Aquasition™ bottled water.

We can’t let that happen! That’s why we’ve brought in our special team of water experts… YOU! Crack the code, disarm the Water-Eraser-Laser, and stop Richard Ransom’s greedy water-gorging plan. We need YOU to make sure the water treatment plant stays open for everyone!

This fun and engaging workshop teaches students about the water treatment process through a series of puzzles and experiments.

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The amazing waste

Suitable for: Year 4 - 7
Duration: 90 minutes
Location: SA Water House, Victoria Square/Tarntanyangga
Max capacity: 30 students

Dr. Sue Ridge is on a delusional mission to prove herself and her new deadly device. She’s trapped the up and coming water genius, Ima Scientist, in the wastewater treatment plant!

We’ve assembled the best water saving scientists in the country to save Ima and the wastewater plant - YOU! You’ll need to work together to help Ima Scientist escape through the facility, and stop Sue Ridge in her tracks.

This fun and engaging workshop teaches students about the wastewater treatment process through a series of puzzles and experiments.

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Resource force

Suitable for: Year 4 - 7
Duration: 90 minutes
Location: SA Water House, Victoria Square/Tarntanyangga
Max capacity: 30 students

Future Water Warrior - Arnie Watertrigger - has sent out a call for help through the Timestream from the future!

Evil scientist - Fert Eliza Runoffalot - has used her Time Taps to block the water lifecycle, and with the accumulation of wastewater, this has allowed her to create the perfect primordial stagnation situation: giant, genetically altered sentient weeds to take over the world!

Arnie needs help to stop the stagnation by cracking the code, sending it upstream, and securing our future... but which future?!? You'll need courage, creativity, and quick thinking to help Arnie defeat Runoffalot, and unclog our mindset about wastewater as both a resource and pathway to a sustainable future!

This workshop teaches students about the water cycle, and the ways water can be recycled to ensure water security. Teams must work together through a series of puzzles and experiments.

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