Airlie and her mother Pamela in their Lockleys home.

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SA Water considering bill relief for customers with medical needs

A South Australian woman whose daughter is living with an acquired brain injury is calling on the State Government to grant a special water rebate for people whose disabilities require them to use excess water.

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Bungled Lightsview water connection was "illegally moved" during construction

A review of a bungled Lightsview “cross-connection” of recycled and drinking water that saw a family drinking what it called “dangerous water” for four years has found the pipes had been “incorrectly positioned” and “illegally moved” to accommodate the building’s design, it has been revealed.

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Lightsview shock: "Dirty" wetlands water hooked up to drinking supply

EXCLUSIVE | A resident of the State Government-backed Lightsview development in Adelaide’s inner north says he and his family have suffered “ongoing health issues” after discovering recycled wetlands water – intended for irrigation and flushing toilets – had been connected to his drinking supply for the past four years.

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New report shows SA Water underperforms - but not on burst water mains

The latest national report on water utilities shows that SA Water continues to outperform many of its interstate counterparts on the key measure of water main bursts and breaks, but underperforms in relation to sewer leaks and time taken to fix problems.

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Burst water mains up in last half of year

The number of burst water mains across South Australia this year is set to be marginally higher than in 2015, with SA Water blaming the increase on heavy winter and spring rains.