To provide clarity to the Water Industry on technical requirements, the Office of the Technical Regulator (OTR) gazetted an Infrastructure Standard to formalise the Water Services Association of Australia codes as the principle minimum standard for water and sewerage infrastructure in South Australia.

Background

Section 66 of the Water Industry Act 2012 enables the Technical Regulator to publish standards relating to the design, manufacture, installation, inspection, alteration, repair, maintenance (including cleaning), removal, disconnection or decommissioning of any infrastructure that is used or is capable of being used in the water industry.

The Water Services Association of Australia (WSAA) has developed National Codes (WSAA Codes) for the urban water industry detailing performance requirements for design, installation, inspection, alteration, repair, maintenance, removal, disconnection or decommissioning of water and sewerage infrastructure. The WSAA Codes have been widely adopted by a number of water utilities across Australia, as well as the water industry as a whole. The WSAA Codes allow for water industry entities to make appropriate modifications (where necessary) to accommodate their needs and preference as well as local construction practices and products.

By formalising the WSAA codes as the infrastructure standard, the OTR recognises that the WSAA codes have gone through a peer-review process and are widely accepted for the requirements of water and sewerage infrastructure.

Water Services Association of Australia (WSAA) codes

WSAA codes are available from the WSAA shop. Extracts for WSAA codes are available and include the table of contents and figures for:

Consultation closed

Feedback on the draft Infrastructure Standard adopting the Water Services Association of Australia (WSAA) codes closed Friday 15 November 2019.

For further information

Please visit the Water and sewerage section on the OTR's Infrastructure webpage.