An ACWS Steering Committee was formed during the late 1990s with
representatives (both funding and non-funding stakeholders) from
the South Australian EPA, SA Water, Transport SA, the then Catchment
Water Management Boards of Torrens, Patawalonga and Onkaparinga
[now the Adelaide and Mount Lofty Ranges Natural Resources Management
(AMLR NRM) Board] , Primary Industries and Resources SA (PIRSA),
Coast Protection Board, Mobil Australia, AGL Torrens Island, Conservation
SA, Local Government Association and South Australian Fishing
Industry Council. The Steering Committee directed the ACWS over
the period 2001 to 2007. The CSIRO project-managed the ACWS which
was delivered through a range of research organisations and individuals.
Now that the ACWS has been completed the steering committee has
been disbanded.
A committee will be formed in 2008 to guide the development and
implementation of the response to the ACWS.
Implementation of recommendations from the ACWS will come under
the Adelaide Coastal Water Quality Improvement Plan (ACWQIP) an initiative of the Australian Government Coastal Catchments Initiative being developed in 2008.
Future works by companies such as SA Water and Penrice, and actions
undertaken by the Department for Environment and Heritage, AMLR NRM Board and local government will also
contribute towards achieving the recommendations of the ACWS.
However, everyone can play a role in conserving water each day
and sending less water into our sewage and stormwater systems
that will ultimately impact on the health of our marine waters.
For further information on reducing water use and re-using water
refer to the SA
Water website.
