Non-drinking water guidelines

The Guidelines for non-drinking water in South Australia have been designed for the plumbing and water industries, water industry entities, and property owners with a non-drinking water supply.

The guidelines outline the requirements and responsibilities for installing, operating and maintaining non-drinking water systems the Water Industry Act 2012, Water Industry Regulations 2012, and appropriate technical standards.

There are three parts to the guidelines:

• Part 0 – Glossary of Terms, Abbreviations and References (531.5 KB PDF) helps with interpreting terminology and abbreviations used in parts 1 and 2 of the guidelines.
• Part 1 – Infrastructure (824.5 KB PDF) provides an overview of non-drinking water as an alternative water supply, and the requirements associated with non-drinking water infrastructure. This part includes legislative requirements, planning and design, implementation, monitoring, management, reporting and auditing for non-drinking water infrastructure.
• Part 2 – On-site Plumbing (1.8 MB PDF) provides detailed information related to on-site non-drinking water installations.

For further information, please contact the Office of the Technical Regulator.