Drought Package - Department of Health

Applied Environmental Health ~ Environmental Services

Drought Package Fact Sheets

With continuing drought conditions and the recent implementation of water restrictions, options such as the use of alternative water supplies (namely bore and rainwater) water cartage and recycled water use have generated strong interest. The Department of Health has noticed a sharp increase in the number of enquiries received from the general public and Environmental Health Officers requesting further information and advice in relation to these and other water-related matters.

As a result, the Water Quality and Wastewater Management Sections have produced a series of fact sheets and guidelines:

●	Trenching or excavating near waterways?
●	Using bore water safely
●	Bore water quality testing
●	Trichloroethene in groundwater in Beverley and surrounding suburbs
●	Blue green algae
●	Rainwater tanks: Maintenance and water care
●	Domestic rainwater quality testing
●	Commercial / community-based rainwater quality testing
●	Rainwater quality and bushfires
●	Water restrictions and health considerations
●	Guidelines for the use of alternative water supplies
●	Guidelines for the bulk carting of drinking water
●	Guidelines for the carting of recycled water
●	Private users of recycled water
●	Application for Approval of Commercial Cartage and use of Recycled Water (Mawson Lakes and Glenelg) - Application Form A
●	Application for Approval of Commercial Cartage and use of Recycled Water (Other Wastewater Treatment Plants) - Application Form B
●	Health implications of increased salinity of drinking-water
●	Safe use of recreational waters: Beaches, lakes and rivers
●	Greywater ○ Manual bucketing and temporary diversion of greywater ○ Public and environmental health considerations: Greywater use ○ Greywater guidelines for plumbers ○ Installation of permanent onsite domestic greywater systems - Application to Install a Permanent Greywater System in South Australia - Draft Guidelines for Greywater Systems Product Approval - List of Approved Greywater Products

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