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It is estimated that groundwater makes up about 20% of the water resource used in and around Adelaide. Most of these groundwater resources are either fully allocated or, in some cases, over allocated.
In time, over allocation leads to depletion of the resource and can sometimes lead to salt water intrusion, which can ultimately make the aquifer unusable and destroy the biodiversity within the aquifer itself.
Our challenge is to ensure groundwater extraction does not exceed sustainable limits in any of our local aquifers.
Key strategies relate to:
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