A new drinking water supply for Oodnadatta

Work is underway to install a new 207 kilolitre per day groundwater reverse osmosis desalination plant.

The plant will be located at Kurka Dr, Oodnadatta, which is close to the existing groundwater bores and water distribution network infrastructure.

Crews are currently onsite completing civil works to prepare the land for the arrival of treatment facilities and treated water storage tanks. Offsite at our metropolitan depots, the treatment facilities are being assembled in their shipping container housing, which will protect them from the elements once installed on location.

Crews will typically work Monday to Saturday between 7am and 7pm, with some night and Sunday work required at peak construction and commissioning times.

Local community members have received training and are being employed to assist with Heritage Surveillance as crews undertake earthworks, to help minimise the risk of impact sites or artefacts.

Construction work is expected to be underway until May 2023, when focus will move to commissioning the new water treatment facilities and connecting the new supply to homes.