Project History
Did you Know?
- The project will increase the volume of wastewater recycled at Glenelg Waste Water Treatment Plant by more than three times
- The total cost of the project was $76.25 million
- Adelaide City Council is the project’s first new customer
- The pipeline has the capacity to connect new customers in the future
- A new recycled water treatment facility was constructed at the Glenel Wastewater Treatment Plant with the capacity to treat up to 35 megalitres of wastewater per day
- Two new storage and two new treatment lagoons were constructed at the Glenelg WWTP - with a total storage capacity of 22 megalitres
- The total pipeline network is 32 kilometres long (including an eight kilometre trunk main and 24 kilometres of ring main).
The Project Benefits are;
- The Glenelg to Adelaide Park Lands Recycled Water Project will not only reduce pressure on traditional water sources, it will also increase the volume of wastewater which is recycled at the Glenelg Wastewater Treatmnet Plant by more then three times
- This means treated wastewater, which had previousy been discharged into the Gulf St. Vincent, is distributed to areas where it can be used more sustainably
- The project further enhances teh image of Adelaide as being a Green City using a sustainable water resource
- The health of the River Torrens and quality of water in the Torrens Lake is likely to improve as less water will be taken for irrigation purposes
- The pipeline network provides the backbone infrastructure for additional water conservation projects, such as water for toilet flushing and for use in commercial developments
- The project means more then 1,000 mature trees can be planted and irrigated with recycled to help replenish the Park Lands and provide shade and habitats.
Key challenges
- The pipeline alignment was designed to minimise and, where possible, avoid disruption to the community and the environment
- Major roads and rail intersections were crossed using tunnelling to minimise potential impacts
- High profile heritage of Park Lands in pipeline design.