SA: PM announces funding water projects

AAP General News (Australia)
08-29-2006
SA: PM announces funding water projects

ADELAIDE, Aug 29 AAP - Prime Minister John Howard has announced $50 million in federal
funding to help secure sustainable water supplies for Adelaide.

The money will help pay for two major projects to improve water management in the city's
northern suburbs.

In a visit to Adelaide today Mr Howard said the biggest project would seek to capture
17 gigalitres of stormwater each year and cleanse it in wetlands before injecting it into
the northern plains aquifer for reuse.

It also would reduce stormwater being released into Gulf St Vincent by 20 gigalitres
each year, cutting pollution entering the fragile ocean ecosystems.

"This project is an excellent example of how the private sector, local, state and federal
governments can work cooperatively to find solutions to address water scarcity and water
management issues," Mr Howard said.

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