The Office of Technical Regulator (OTR) has been seeking input during the update of the Non-Drinking Water Guidelines.

Stakeholders were invited to review the proposed draft and provide comments or feedback to ensure that the updates of the guidelines remain relevant to the current needs and practices within the water industry.

Key information

Below are the proposed updated guidelines in full, with both a PDF and Word version. You can also view a short summary (PDF, 166.1 KB) of the proposed changes.

Part 0

• Part 0 - Glossary of Terms, Abbreviations and References (PDF, 873.1 KB)
• Part 0 - Glossary of Terms, Abbreviations and References (DOCX, 751.5 KB)

Helps with interpreting terminology and abbreviations used in parts 1 and 2 of the guidelines.

Part 1

• Part 1 - Infrastructure (PDF, 7.3 MB)
• Part 1 - Infrastructure (DOCX, 4.8 MB)

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

• Part 2 - On-site Plumbing (PDF, 9.0 MB)
• Part 2 - On-site Plumbing  (DOCX, 10.1 MB)

Provides detailed information related to on-site non-drinking water installations. Please also visit our OTR Plumbing trades section for more information about on-site plumbing trades and installations.

Have your say

The feedback period closed 8 March 2024. Further information on the updates to the Non-drinking Water Guidelines will be provided following consideration of the feedback received.

If you have any questions, please email dem.otrwsinfrastructure@sa.gov.au.