Journal
WATER SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Volume 63, Issue 4, Pages 719-726Publisher
IWA PUBLISHING
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2011.294
Keywords
aquifer; managed aquifer recharge (MAR); natural treatment; recycling
Funding
- Centre for Natural Resource Management
- Department of Education, Science and Training (DEST, now DIISR)
- National Water Commission
- District Council of Grant
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The Blue Lake is an important water resource for the city of Mount Gambier and the surrounding region, primarily as the drinking water supply source, but also as a tourist attraction. Mount Gambier's stormwater is discharged directly via drainage wells into the unconfined, karstic Gambier Limestone aquifer, which in turn provides the majority of recharge to Blue Lake. Discharge of urban runoff to the aquifer commenced in the 1800s as a means of stormwater management, but is now recognised as contributing to the drinking water supply in Blue Lake. Recently, guidelines for managing the risks associated with water recycling and augmenting drinking water supplies have been developed. This paper examines the organic chemical hazards associated with a stormwater to potable recycling scheme as an example of the current risk management framework.
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