Human Settlements
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pressures on the availability of suitable land for industrial development. A shift
in location trends of industry in Adelaide has been predominantly to the northern
and north-west sectors given available land opportunities and infrastructure,
including expanded port and wharf facilities and transport corridors. The main
road transport corridors in the City of Port Adelaide Enfield are South Road,
Lefevre Peninsula Transport Corridor, Grand Junction Road and the Port
Expressway. The main transport corridors in the design phase are the Lefevre
Peninsula Transport Corridor and Northern Connector Expressway (connecting
to north end of South Road Superway and extending to Port Wakefield Road,
Waterloo Corner) and the rail corridor extending from Port Adelaide and
Wingfield to Port Wakefield Road, Waterloo Corner. Currently (2011/14) the
main transport corridor in construction phase is the South Road Superway
project which extends from Regency Road to the Port Expressway.
These key South Australian transport freight corridor projects aim to focus on
improving safety and capacity, while improving travel times and reliability along
corridors connecting industrial and mining areas to air and sea ports,
intermodal, rail terminals, and the Auslink National Land Transport Network.
The SA
Housing and Employment Land Supply Program Report 2010
identifies
the location of development-ready and industrial land and has designated the
City of Port Adelaide Enfield as a major component in the State’s future
industrial development. Of the six precincts identified by the Metropolitan
Adelaide Industrial Land Strategy for strategic uses, three are within the City.
The majority of proposed industrial land across Adelaide occurs within areas of
the Lefevre Peninsula and Gillman.
Pressure Indicator:
Industrial development in areas not connected to mains
sewerage
The current lack of mains sewerage and associated trade waste disposal
options (via SA Water) in a large section of the Council's most industrial
precincts at Wingfield, Gillman and sections of Port Adelaide poses a high risk
of further soil and groundwater contamination. Map 5 (page 77) shows sewer
system locations in Wingfield and Gillman and demonstrates the lack of sewer
availability in these areas. Without the option of disposing regulated waste into
the sewer, industries have to maintain solid or liquid waste holding areas or
tanks on site, and organise intermittent removal of the waste via road transport
liquid waste trucks.
The South Australian Health Commission Code for Waste Control Systems
requires set back distances for septic tanks of 50 metres from any watercourse.
Map 6 (page 78) shows the location of known historic septic tanks within the
City of Port Adelaide Enfield. As shown there are several septic tanks located
within 50 metres of the coast (including the Port Adelaide River) and at least 28
septic tanks located within 50 metres of open channels. There is evidence to
suggest that the installation of old septic tanks (some without Council approval)
and poor maintenance of these systems is potentially causing leakage and
contamination of surrounding soil, ground water and water bodies.
