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The Adelaide desalination plant has been developed to operate at 50GL
capacity but can achieve 100GL capacity when fully operational.. The
desalination plant is powered by renewable energy and will support the
provision of secure drinking water for the Adelaide metropolitan area. While the
capture and re-use of stormwater runoff will continue to assist in providing
additional water resources, it is likely given the projections for a drier climate in
the future, that Adelaide will require both stormwater re-use
and
desalination to
reduce the growing City’s demand on the River Murray.
Energy & Water Environmental Indicators
Trends
•
Electricity usage in the City of Port Adelaide Enfield: INCREASING.
•
Port Adelaide Enfield Greenhouse gases per resident per day since
2005/06: SLIGHT DECREASE
•
Resident and commercial renewable energy system (PV) installations
since 2005/06: INCREASED
•
Port Adelaide Enfield residential water consumption since 2005/06:
INCREASED
Goals
South Australian Strategic Plan 2011
Target 61: Energy efficiency – government buildings
improve the energy
efficiency of
government buildings by 30% by 2020
(baseline: 2000-01)
Milestone of 25% by 2014.
Target 60: Energy efficiency – dwellings
Improve the energy efficiency
of
dwellings by 15% by 2020
(baseline: 2003-04) Milestone of 10% by 2014.
Target 75: Sustainable water use
South Australia’s water resources are
managed within sustainable limits by
2018
(baseline: 2003)
Indicators
Condition indicators
•
Annual CO
2
emissions from Port Adelaide Enfield Council’s own corporate
operations (includes sectors: Council fleet, buildings, street lighting and
water infrastructure).
•
Council's corporate annual energy use
•
Council's corporate and community water consumption.
