The Conservation Council of South Australia (CCSA), South Australias peak environmental body, today called for bipartisan action to address stormwater harvesting and aquifer storage and recharge (AS&R).
Adelaide has been slow to take up the opportunities offered by stormwater, despite studies conducted over 15 years ago [1] showing its capacity to meet a substantial proportion of our water needs , said CCSA Campaigner Jamnes Danenberg.
Sites such as Cheltenham Racecourse, the South Parklands and Morphettville Racecourse were all identified by PIRSA studies over 11 years ago as being potentially suitable for wetlands and AS&R projects. Adelaide Airport is another area that could usefully catch and store water, as Parafield Airport does.
